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October 2023 October 2023 PGA C.A.N.!, Page 3
From The Editor: And The Cycle Continues…

Her smile made my heart law, John, then encouraged their children to do their best in his father worked for the New York City Transit Authority in
skip a beat. I was certain that all their pursuits - and so the cycle continues. the subways. Fortunately, they both lived to see John graduate
one day we would be husband One of the most impressive teachers in my high school from college and medical school. In fact, his mother witnessed
and wife. In fact I had a dream was Irma Fuentes, the chairperson of the foreign language her grand-daughters (my nieces) graduate from medical school
which is still vivid in my department. She spoke five languages and I was lucky to be - and so the cycle continues.
mind. I was standing at the in the first Latin class that my high school ever offered in my There are news stories that advise some shocking statistics.
altar in my tuxedo and I was junior year. I had never met Miss Fuentes before. She walked Fifteen percent of the United States population, that is under 18
mesmerized when I saw her in the class the first day and said, “Salve. Quid agis hodie?” years of age, lives below the poverty level. Twelve percent of
walking down the Church She spoke only Latin the whole semester in class and that the total population of the United States lives below the poverty
aisle toward me. I later had immersion was a novel approach to learning the language. It level. This cycle must be stopped.
a dream we were dancing at forced us to think in Latin from the first moment that we were People who see no hope in their future feel they have no role
the wedding reception with exposed to it. It was actually a fun class. I can still remember a in our society. The poor and less educated in our population do
all our guests around us. But my dreams and hopes would not host of Latin conversational phrases. By the way, Miss Fuentes not vote. Crime is a direct result of the feeling of hopelessness.
be fulfilled because I was six years old at the time and she was said, “Hello, How are you?” All around us there are opportunities for us to help stop the cycle
twenty three. She was Miss Cascione and she was my first grade The response could be, “Bene gratias, tibi ago.” of poverty and lack of education.
teacher! She reminded me of Connie Francis who had the same I volunteered before school each day among the teachers who Our teachers, police officers and fire fighters should be our
Italian heritage and, at that time, the same brown hair with a short were guidance counselors. My favorite was Adriana Mattioli role models because they have the greatest impact on our lives.
haircut. You can’t imagine how excited I was at the end of the who also happened to be my Italian language teacher. We were Television glamorizes the unsavory aspects of our society. Too
first grade school year when I was informed that Miss Cascione all so happy for her when she married and became Mrs. Terilli. many celebrities in sports and the entertainment world are the
would also be my second grade teacher also. That summer was But within a year her marriage ended. It was the first person with focus of our children. But we can turn off the television and we
filled with such anticipation. It was a new concept that the school whom I discussed divorce. I still remember the statement she can determine who the role models will be for our children. We
was developing in which the teacher would continue with the made, “You never really know someone until you are married can influence our local and state governments and the salaries
entire class to the next grade level. However, my anticipation to that person.” She never shared the specifics but we could all paid to our most treasured resources.
quickly turned to disappointment at the start of the next school feel the pain she was experiencing. Her words have repeated Thousands of you read this newspaper and you have an
year when I learned that Miss Cascione would not return because in my mind so many, many times since then. I had countless effect on thousands of more people. We can determine the
she was getting married and moving away. Instead of Connie positive experiences with teachers throughout my schooling and course and destiny of our community. There are mentoring
Francis my teacher was Ethel Mertz i.e. Mrs. Shenkman. Ugh! so many of them left a lasting impression on me. Mr. Valderama, programs that need volunteers. The Guardian Ad Litem
Despite the turn of events I maintained an interest in the school my high school home room teacher, escaped Cuba with his wife Program helps children who need an adult voice to intercede
material and developed a crush on Wendy Danzig who was more and daughter when Fidel Castro came to power. He witnessed in their lives. The Area Agency on Aging offers the Foster
age appropriate. She was in my second grade class. Cubans being shot if they refused to pledge allegiance to Castro’s Grandparents’ Program where seniors in our community
Teachers do have a significant effect on our lives. My revolution. Mrs. Maccaron, my seventh grade Italian teacher, mentor schoolchildren. No child among us should be
cousin, Nancy, and her brother, James, became high school was an entertainer at heart and made her classes interesting. dropping out of school. Our teachers need to be encouraged
teachers. James obtained his doctorate degree and is now a She would periodically do a Marilyn Monroe imitation to our and acknowledged for the invaluable role they play in our
professor at the University of Delaware. My sister, Angela, delight! She encouraged our artistic pursuits. children’s lives. We need more children who recognize the
was a grade ahead of me in school and I was fortunate to have My sister and I developed a bond with our teachers – and it value of teaching and public service - and who are rewarded
her as a role model. She excelled and really enjoyed her school continues until this day. We still communicate with some of our financially for the service they provide to us. You can volunteer
experience. Our parents were very supportive and instilled in teachers. It is that child-mentor relationship that is so important at our schools so that our children benefit from your education.
us the importance of education. I remember when my sister to our society. We grew up in a lower middle class environment Please send me an e-mail if you know of a child who needs
started kindergarten and I was still at home. I would wait for and our parents’ understanding of the impact of education assistance. PLEASE help us to help all our children obtain the
her to come home every day to hear what she had learned provided the basis for us to dream and achieve our goals. The best education possible - so that the education cycle continues.
and see the projects she had completed. Education had such parents of my brother-in-law both worked so that he could have Until next month...

a positive effect in our home that my sister became a teacher the opportunity at attend medical school. His mother spent long James A. Cioffi, Editor
and obtained her master’s degree. Angela and my brother-in- hours at a sewing machine making fine women’s clothing and james@jcclaw.com

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