Language Teachers for Nonkilling a poem by Francisco Gomes de Matos

[Francis Hult]

LANGUAGE TEACHERS FOR NONKILLING :a Plea

 

by Francisco Gomes de Matos, a language-teacher and peace linguist from Recife, Brazil

 

LANGUAGE TEACHERS,

 

the beginnings of your field are a fascinating mystery

for over 25 centuries you have served Humankind

in your beautiful language-and-culture-building history

you have helped creACTIVATE the human  mind

 

thousands of languages you  have  taught

varied approaches you have  followed

far-sighted  innovations you have sought

best practices you have also borrowed

 

inspiring ways of teaching you have tried

to make classroom learning more effective

wise ways of interacting you have applied

to make Language learning more affective

 

Your relevant  mission is linguistically to educate

and a harmonious world pedagogically to represent

also yours is the responsibility to always elevate

and the Power of Communicative Peace to present

 

Another wise  goal that you can globally  reach

and cultivate in your  your   professional activity

is that of committing to NONKILLINGLY  teach

and  dignify all Language-learning Humanity

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