Who is the Kenyan teacher who won the "Nobel of Education" and postponed the dream of Argentine Martín Salvetti

The Kenyan teacher Peter Tabichi he was chosen as the best teacher in the world and he stayed with the Global Teacher Prize, the "Nobel Prize for Education" awarded annually by the Varkey Foundation. Argentina's Martin Salvetti, who was among the top ten in the world, was also on the list of candidates.

Tabichi is a science teacher at Keriko High School in the village of Pwani, an isolated area where almost all his students live in poverty.

Despite the lack of resources, the teacher has managed to build a group of designers of high quality research projects. So much so that more than half of the proposals qualify for national competitions.

Without going any further, his students won last year the first place in the public schools category of the Kenya Science and Engineering Fair, after presenting a device for the blind and deaf to measure objects.

"Seeing my students growing up in knowledge, skills and confidence is my best satisfaction as a teacher.When they become resilient, creative and productive in society, I am very satisfied," he explained to the & # 39; 39, when he was nominated to receive the grand prize.

Tabichi has been recognized for its great ability to adapt and initiative. From the Foundation, they emphasized that 95% of its students come from poor families, orphans or live with only one of their parents. And they pointed out that drug abuse, early pregnancy, arranged marriages, suicides and low educational attainment are very common in this population.

However, this teacher, who is also Franciscan and gives 80% of his salary, managed to generate a radical change in this city. And not only with his scientific team. The math group has been selected to participate in the INTEL 2019 International Science and Engineering Show, to be held in Arizona in mid-May.