tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066149485856637150.post8707519510562806506..comments2015-04-02T16:23:31.465-07:00Comments on Rosaglezcolilla: Un poco de mi historia: El instituto, un mundo nuevoRosaglezcolillahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13327503111709789518noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066149485856637150.post-88900061311284473452013-11-05T15:16:24.844-08:002013-11-05T15:16:24.844-08:00A Little of My Life: High School, a New World
Befo...A Little of My Life: High School, a New World<br />Before starting high school I had been in a nun school. Unlike other nuns, these did not wear a habit and dressed like laywomen. However, I'm not sure I should say this showed they were progressist. <br />In the year 1974 I was doing "Cou" -- a pre-university year -- at the Padre Juan de Mariana high school in Talavera de la Reina. I don't know why, perhaps because it was a new school, but the fact was that a great deal of young teachers with progressist ideas were posted there. So you can imagine the kind of teachers they were, they used to take us to the cinema and the theatre in Madrid! They would take us to the arthouse cinemas. I think that's when I saw Buñuel's film Belle d'jour. They told us about the Greek, homosexuality in the Ancient world. It's hard to believe that after so many years, homosexuality remains a taboo. <br />That year was the first year there was "Cou" because before that it was called "Preu". Getting to high school was, for me, discovering a completely new world. And the most important discovery were the teachers -- they enjoyed teaching! Their aim was to awaken in us, their students, a passion for learning. I must mention María María Jesús Sandoval Alonso, my Greek teacher, who also helped us with other subjects, like English or Maths. She was a True Teacher. She also told us about the meaning of the bombing attack that killed Carrero Blanco [during the Franquist dictatorship]. When the bombing took place, those of us who had chosen Greek as an optional subject were in class with her. I think Elena Colilla was in that small group, and Santiago Manzano, Inmaculada Chinchón ("Macu") and Virginia Gil. With this teacher we also learned about Cat Stevens's music -- actually, his parents or grandparents were originally from Greece!<br />I am telling you about all of this because I'm going to tell you a story: why I travelled to London in the year 1975. It was in high school where I developed the need to learn about other worlds! <br /><br /><br />Traducido para el proyecto del ebookmichellehttp://www.talkingpeople.net/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1066149485856637150.post-17392868788782153232013-10-07T11:22:28.081-07:002013-10-07T11:22:28.081-07:00Hola Rosa! He sido tu alumna de A1 mañanas durante...Hola Rosa! He sido tu alumna de A1 mañanas durante el año pasado. Me motivaste muchísimo tanto a mí como a muchos de mis compañeros y la mayoría hemos pasado a A2, a pesar de que nos costó bastante acostumbrarnos a otro profesor. Llevaba tiempo con ganas de leer tu blog, para mi sorpresa leo que hiciste COU en el 74 y en Talavera... mmm yo nací en el 74 y en Talavera, y por supuesto conozco el instituto. No sé si en algún momento has comentado porqué hacías en COU en Talavera, pero me encantaría saberlo. Me ha alegrado mucho saber que tu recuperación va viento en popa, espero que en algún momento vuelvas a sexto!!!! Un abrazoSilvia Madridnoreply@blogger.com