the delights. An image from the good documentary by Eduardo Crespo.
It all began at the end of the 19th century, when Don Federico Auli and his daughter María Luisa took technicians from the then Secretariat of Agriculture and Livestock of the Nation to their ranch in Entre Ríos, “Las Delicias,” to instruct their children in the production of dairy products. of immigrant neighbors. The experience soon led to the creation of a national agrotechnical school, right there. It was 1900, the second presidency of General Julio Argentino Roca, who in 1904 also promoted, a few kilometers away, the creation of the Alberdi Rural Teachers School, the first of its kind in all of Latin America. That of Rural Teachers would only be born in 1962.
Today, the Las Delicias Agrotechnical School, near Aldea María Luisa, has 250 students (160 boarding school) who there raise animals, plant, harvest, do secondary school, dulce de leche, cheese, and mischief. They wouldn’t be boys if they didn’t do them. Eduardo Crespo, artist and neighbor, follows some of them in their daily lives, capturing scattered moments, adventures, consultations with the doctor, games, work is not seen in the classrooms or on the dairy farm, as would have been the case in a traditional documentary. , but there are three episodes that are worth the movie: a boy takes care of a convalescent dove and little by little gains her trust, new students arrive at the place and say goodbye to their parents, some with a little fear in their eyes, and a preceptor successfully addresses a serious problem.
The latter is worth noting. A wallet and cell phone disappeared. The man investigates. He then gathers certain students, among whom is surely the one who “found” those goods. He does not tell them “we have a thief.” He does not use the words “robbery” or “thief.” He uses words like “friendship”, he talks about the commitment of young people in building a better society. The next day the objects appear, and he asks for applause for those who “found them.” In that school you really learn.
Source: Ambito
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