Universities, colleges and technological institutes today bear his name, but few of us know for sure who this man of science was who influenced much of the knowledge that today makes up the main inputs of scientific information, both for ordinary users and for researchers and creators of the 21st ce
75 years ago, one of the most endearing childrens science fiction films in the history of contemporary art was released. A gallery of unforgettable characters - little Dorothy and her friends The Scarecrow, The Tin Man and The Lion, each in search of solutions to their deepest problems - product of
We are in February and there is already talk of carnival as the main activity of this month, which in our country is also the season with the highest temperatures due to summer. Currently, as a result of misinformation and bad social practices that prevail among young people and adults, carnival gam
Surprising masks, exultant dances and a multitude of people, between Peruvians and foreigners who enjoy the party in honor of the Virgen de la Candelaria , the second largest religious concentration in the country, after the Procession of the Lord of Miracles. Throughout the month of February, the m
This weekend is Valentines Day , better known today as Day of Love and Friendship. What emerged as the commemoration of a martyr from the first centuries of the Christian Era –Valentine de Terni- is now a commercial bacchanal, framed in the demonstrations of affection that couples and friends share
In the last broadcast of our radio program Open School (Radio Exitosa, Sundays from 9 to 10am.), the literary critic Ricardo Gonzáles Vigil recalled the youthful and playful spirit of the stories of the famous creator of the cronopios, fictional characters that have an animal and a stroke, of object
How important is our mother tongue ? Thinking from an urban perspective, we could say that it is very important, since we all cultivate Spanish as a mother tongue. -if we understand by it, in a strict sense, the language that our mothers taught us to speak. However, seen from a national perspective,
And why is he only sometimes 29? These questions that always haunt our minds at this time of year, deserve to be given due attention because the subject is not very easy to explain at first. It is not that it is very complex either, but it is important because it connects us with the evolution of th
One of the most respected, talented and successful artists - a rare combination these days - has just passed into immortality. A master of music in general and of the Spanish guitar in particular. We are talking about Francisco Sánchez Gómez, better known as Paco de Lucía (named after his mother,
The ice creams They are the most consumed products during the summer. They are refreshing, sweet, and in some cases even addictive. His story is linked to one of the most fascinating episodes in world history:Marco Polos trips to the Middle East. And its entry and industrialization in Peru, has to d
An education that concentrates its efforts on the full development of the child, both at the level of mental and emotional processes, with emphasis on the ability to stimulate personal and affective development is, in three lines, what the Montessori Method consists of, a set of techniques and strat
Music encourages us, saddens us, accompanies us, transports us, excites us, and on these Christmas dates it is inevitable. Quite apart from all the chaos that the Christmas season brings with it, with excessive commercial growth, insecurity and consumerism, listening to a Christmas carol or a song r
Dear teachers:we want to share with you the true meaning of Christmas. Today is Christmas Eve , a very positive denomination about which, many times, we stop thinking. Why cant we make that song lyric that says Every night is a good night come true? Everyday life, worries, work and difficulties dist
The end of a year is approaching again and with it, the repetitive actions of the human being before the promise of a new life during the twelve months to come. One of those repetitive actions is the burning of fireworks , a symbol of celebration, hubbub, farewell to the old year and welcome to the
Today is the last day of 2013 and like every year-end, people prepare to fulfill a series of rituals to bid farewell to this twelve-month cycle that concludes and receive, with illusions and hopes, the one who starts. Unlike Christmas, in which we celebrate an event intimately linked to the Catholic
In our country parties, dinners, fireworks and yellow underwear abound. It is common to see, from the windows of some offices, chopped papers are thrown, documents from the old year that are no longer useful and that are thrown into the air as a sign of farewell to the old year that is ending. The h
The first month of this new year 2014 is about to end and we do not want to miss, from this blog dedicated to issues of education and culture, a posthumous mention and tribute to some of the national and international personalities who left during the past twelve months. Famous names from politics,
In front of the Emblematic Educational Institution -once a Great School Unit- Bartolomé Herrera, located in the Lima district of San Miguel, there is a well-known attached school, only for primary, since the well-known Bartolo is exclusively for the Secondary Level. This attached school is named aft
This week, the United States commemorated another year of the birth of one of the most convening personalities due to his open attitude, his determined fight for the civil rights of minorities Afro-American women and their profound ability to make speeches that would reach the hearts of the masses,
The last week, we have been bombarded by various information related to the reading of the ruling of the Hague Court , produced this morning. However, we continue to see with astonishment how some public figures display widespread ignorance, not even talking about details regarding the maritime disp
One of the main headaches for anyone who tries to calculate anniversaries of events that happened, for example, in ancient Egypt or ancient Greece, is the non-existence in our calculation of a year zero. The numbering goes directly from the year 1 B.C. to the year 1 A.D., which makes it necessary to
Look at the image of that ancient divinity. Who would you say it represents? Anubis, the jackal-headed Egyptian god? Almost But no; the caduceus that he carries is the key to correctly identify him. It is a later hybrid that appeared in the Roman world that combined the characteristics of Anubis wit
On Sunday morning, September 17, Operation Market Garden began. The weather was as expected:light wind, good visibility; a few patches of stratus had disappeared by 10 a.m.From Dorset to Lincolnshire, at 22 airfields (8 British and 14 American), troops began to board. These were the 38th Group of th
Slavery in Africa did not arise after the arrival of Europeans in the Modern Era, but became commercial after that. By Me. Tales PintoAs in many moments in the history of mankind, also in Africa, slavery it was an institution present in some civilizations. Since remote antiquity, slavery was pra