The Breath of Industrial 5 at Martin Salvetti: A Dream of Being the Best Teacher in the World Traveling From Temperley to Dubai

In the technical school number 5 "2 de abril" of Temperley they feel winners and this is not for less, Martín Salvetti, one of his professors, was chosen among the ten best teachers in the world and is the first Argentine to reach the final of the World Prize in the world. teacher (GTP) set this Sunday in Dubai. "We are all waiting to know what is going to happen there, encouraging and accompanying Martín from here," says Héctor De Luca, director of the host school TN.com.ar at school.

De Luca is very familiar with Salvetti, who was a student at the school 30 years ago. "After becoming a teacher, when I proposed to start with this project, he approached it proactively." In 2001, in the midst of the crisis, one of the problems that worried us the most was what to do to keep kids in school and the idea of ​​putting together a school radio"Remember.

They started with small shows: they played music on the patio, the idea was have it open at noon so that students, instead of spending time on the spot, stay inside the school. "We had dreamed that the school would provide them with shelter and that the project would annex them." It was pretty basic at first, but then we won first prize in a contest and we were able to put the antenna and our transmitter. So we manage to do it 24 hours a day, "he says.

"The Cinco", that's the name of Temperley's industrial radio station, which Salvetti promoted with the rest of the team 18 years ago. "This is the project with which Martin reached the final and on which he will give a master clbad in Dubai.The radio is an area of ​​freedom for our students," says De Luca.

Everyone at school has anecdotes to tell about Martin because beyond this international recognition, they they share day to day and they are witnesses of how work, listen to children, take care of them, advise them. "He is always very keen to strengthen the relationship he has with each of them. Even when they behave badly and "take the red", which leaves them off the radio, but is the first to follow them, "admits a group of students who radio with Salvetti.

The boys still do not come out of their astonishment, they see the news that speaks of their school and their teacher and they fill their hearts with pride. "From Temperley to Dubai"They repeat, and they remember when they discovered that Martin had been proposed." We could not believe it, it looked like something from another world. Imagine that he is a simple, hardworking and very good teacher of Temperley, who is now at the other end of the world and ranks among the top 10. It's impressive, "they say.

"We knew that he had been selected with ten thousand other candidates from 179 countries. The fifties, and as they say, Lomas de Zamora was shaking. And you can not imagine when we discovered that he was among the ten He had already won at the age of 50, "said the director.

Salvetti goes into history and all members of the "April 2" industrial feel that the effort and pbadion for education are recognized by teachers such as Martin. That 's why, before his departure, they bid him farewell in the school yard and some went to the airport to accompany him to the door of the school. airplane with applause and affection. They also wait for their return. "On Wednesday, he is reinstated and we are already organizing an excellent reception," concludes the director.

Martín Salvetti is the first Argentine to reach the final of the Global Teacher's Prize (GTP), a prize awarded by the Varkey Foundation to the best teachers in the world, at the Global Education & Skills Forum 2019. As part of the recognition , the organization A prize of one million dollars to the winner.