Today is the day of the educator here in Venezuela and I want to dedicate writing to honor this excellent and so necessary profession, on which all the others depend: medicine, politics, engineering, etc. Indeed, we may have certain skills and/or talents for certain disciplines, but without a doubt, we must receive some kind of education to master them.
Two elements I like to highlight when thinking about the value of education since according to its etymology it can refer to both "guiding" and "taking out".
Every educator is a guide that is why, more than focusing only on the intellectual aspect, good teachers and instructors help their students' integral personal growth.
Today, for example, I can say that I had the joy of meeting with educators of this type, who not only taught me about numbers, letters, and the various disciplines but also about life and how to face it, through their valuable advice and the practical application of their teachings.
On the other hand, a good educator does not give everything solved, his job is not to solve the life of others. In fact, this is neither a duty nor a right of anyone. That is why he focuses on "bringing out" the best in each person, helping them to discover, as they say, a lot these days, "the best version of themselves".
This is one of the things I try to do, so I avoid telling the person what to do when they come to me and ask what to do, I consider it more productive to help them think and reflect on the pros and cons of their options and let them decide what to do.
In other words, it's about teaching people to take charge of their own lives, making them aware that they can do it because no one is more qualified to run their lives than oneself.
That's why today I also give thanks to those educators who brought out the best in me, taught me to take on their lessons, and integrate them into my life coordinates. Those who, with their demands, led me to make an effort in the classrooms so that I would have an equally strong character to perform in the great classroom of the world and to be able, despite the difficulties, to study and pass all their subjects.
Finally, I would like to congratulate all the educators, both those who have a degree and those who, without it, educate every day, because every parent or anyone who has some kind of responsibility over another is also an educator.
