Liberalismo y profesión docente

Abstract

The teaching task, according to rational secular moral, has traditionally been a compromise with knowledge. It was considered, under the liberal and enlightment conception, that such a task helped to the individual moral improvement and to the achievement of a better world. The postmodern crisis of liberal education has implied the disenchantment of the teaching task ethics and it has caused reactions which minimize or eliminate the compromise with the promotion of civic values. We defend the political character of the teaching task and the necessity to redefine the professional profile to highlight the importance of the public school system and the teachers to contribute to the maintenance and to go deeply in democracy.