Adolfo López Mateos Elementary, El Rosario Sanctuary

THE SCHOOL VISIT

Adolfo López Mateos, Elementary

Cerro Prieto Community

El Rosario Sanctuary

Coordinates: 19.5866263 -100.2926512

Public school teachers can officially retire once they complete their 30 years of service with a lifetime retirement plan from the state. A new wave of young, recently graduated teachers is now taking over.

As students in the class observe moth cocoons, Estela explains “The caterpillars produce their own silk thread and weave a cocoon that protects and insulates the pupa from predators and weather. I had to use scissors to open this empty cocoon because it was so sturdy.”

“Wow,” students shout out in chorus, hardly believing this.

Maestros de escuelas públicas pueden retirarse oficialmente al cabo de 30 años de servicio con unplan de pensión de por vida por parte del Estado Mexicano. Una nueva ola de maestros recién graduados esta llegando a ocupar estos lugares.

Mientras los alumnos del salón observan capullos de polillas, Estela explica, “Las orugas producen su propio hilo de seda y tejen un capullo que proteje y aisla a la pupa de depredadores y del clima. “Tuve que usar tijeras para abrir este capullo, pues estaba demasiado resistente.”

“Wow,” mencionaron todos juntos en coro, dificilmente creyendo estos hechos.