Núm. 29 (2020) enero-junio

The true student and the true teacher share the challenge of growing to achieve an authentically human life. In this sense, the representation of the teacher in the Nahuatl conception is remarkable, summarised in the representation of the wise man, ultimate aspiration and always developing of whoever wishes to teach to configure, within the person, a face and a heart. The well being and well-doing are the result of the persevering and firm exercise of the will and the intelligence, translated in the living of good practice that demand, of course —more than anti-plagiarism measures—, to develop intellectual honesty. The essential labor of an educator is to guide the student in the work of discovering and keeping a face and a heart: the building of personal integrity to perform a dignified life, exemplary work, and a positive influence. In the quest to create better ways of learning that are deep and creative within the educational ecosystem that is the classroom, an element that can seem surprising but in no way excessive: the joy, indispensable note of the teacher that loves what they do and transmits it, placing the student on the path to professional prestige and personal happiness.