Tuesday, 4 December 2012

ARE TEACHERS CRAFTSMEN OR SCIENTISTS? Carlos Hernando Gallego Arias


A quite controversial question. It just has a deep root from a personal perspective when we translate it into   Spanish (arte - sano) “healthy education” in English.   

Teachers as craftsmen create things out of the blue. Firstly by promoting values in students which might be reflected not only in attitudes but towards a whole development of behavior and personality. It means, craftsmen take advantage of raw materials to create masterpieces. In comparison to this; teachers must model human beings towards a natural desire of learning, creating in this way a masterpiece of their students.

But at the same time, the role of teachers as scientists could not be put aside, since it makes an important part of  education. This teachers` role is a never ending taks for them to look for new ways to improve the teaching and learning process. It might  perhaps be in a profound level,taking advantage of the avalaible sources provided by the environment which can help innovate and solve common daily problems.  It is possible to understand the relationship  among professions and although there are remarkable differences from different perspectives, it is also possible to discover remarkable similarities among them.

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