Feliz Dia del Maestro (Happy Teacher’s and Professors’ Day in Mexico)

My Aunt was a school teacher, my parents both have been professors (my Mom is still a professor of political science), and all of my brothers and I have taught from high-school to university (undergraduate, Masters’ and PhD). In fact, 2 of my brothers and I all have taught in foreign universities (my brothers in the United States and I teach in Canada). So, for me, May 15th has always had a very special meaning: Teacher’s Day (el Dia del Maestro).

In other countries (including Canada), Teacher’s Day is celebrated on October 9th, but in Mexico it’s celebrated today. So to my brothers, my parents and my former teachers and professors, as well as my Mexican fellow professors and academic colleagues: Happy Teacher’s Day!