Being a teacher is a profession in which the vocation is practically everything. Dedication and affection towards students is, in large part, what defines those teachers that we remember throughout life. Those who leave in children an indelible mark.
Pepe Béjar, professor at the CEIP Príncipe Felipe school in the Ceuta neighborhood of El Príncipe, is undoubtedly one of them. The whole school has wanted pay tribute in this emotional way to your teacher who has just retired.
The school where he was a teacher until recently is as special as he is. It is located in a troubled neighborhood of Ceuta, defined as one of the most dangerous neighborhoods in Europe, where they are seen very hard stories. The parents of a student of his nine years were arrested for belonging to the ISIS, there are children of drug addicted parents, children with their families in prison ...
Pepe, 65, has managed to get his students forget what you live outside and have a good time learning mathematics, language, natural and social sciences, the subjects he gave. One of the main problems he faced is language, since most of the school's children speak Arabic.
"People distrust them, but if you give them affection they thank you. After all, they are just children who often lack a hug and advise them well," Pepe said in an interview with El Mundo.He has also been fired with all the love from his fellow professors. In a letter that was left on the table they put:
"At the end of this course, one of the greats of the center retires, our dear teacher Pepe (Mr. José Béjar Mesa). And, how could it be otherwise, a person loved and respected by the entire Educational Community He deserved, at least, a small gesture of respect and admiration on our part.Pepe, from now on to enjoy and relax, that you have earned it !. Our best wishes in this new stage of your life. Always remember your Prince and come visit us whenever you want. A big hug friend! "
