Monday, November 25, 2002

KHANAMIRIAN


Holaaaa!!! The year is coming to an end. Argentina is promising the reception of thousands of foreign tourists because of the cheap Argentinean Peso. Lots of events and social cellebrations are taking place here. But we have some problems too...
Mora than a thousand of armenian persons received an e-mail about the problems that are suffering the armenian teachers in their schools. They are not being paid. This is a terrible problem because is bringing danger to all schools here in Buenos Aires and the armenian education to itself. Now is time to re-think some things in our community. The youth is feeling that big monsters are falling down and new ideas must be taken into account to re-born as a new community. For example, many institutions are supported by some old rich guys that who know how long they will be among us to help the community around. What must the armenians school change??? Why don´t we (at least in Argentina) talk in armenian as used to our parents??? Are the armenian schools pretending to be english schools or just are not finding the right way to offer their services to educate our youth???
For example, armenian rich families to not send their kids to the armenian school, they send them to the english tradition ones. So, they give with one hand and take with the other. Another example is that our schools are filled up with english lessons. And not only that but the english lessons have not any armenian contents. We learn british traditions that have no connection to this country or to the armenian history. I think enlish is an essential language to know nowadays. Look i am logging because i went to an armenian school and there i learned this english, i did not take extra lessons. But i think the english lessons with armenian contents would be perfect to reach our aims of identity and progress.
This log is to remember an educator that came here some years ago. An armenian 100%!!! If Komitas cleaned and purified our music, Vanush Khanamirian defined the Armenian Popular dances. He showed to the world how is our Kotcharí, national dance. I remember a thing he said and i read it in an armenian newspaper these last days. "There are kids that don´t know the armenian language or history, but when they dance they feel armenian and they connect with their roots."

That is what i was trying to say. The armenians have lots of centuries of history. Any armenian of the world can have things in common or things to choose of our history. Our culture and our traditions are enough to choose one. If its natural , its good. Do not enforce our feelings.
True Feelings are like a good player of Kemantcha, they make you cry...

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