Outstanding Spanish Educator: Cipriano Ramírez

To be an educator is to be a part of one of the most influential vocations, one that is of vital importance to a country. Teachers are responsible for shaping the generations that will compose our future societies, and they play a major role in constructing the personalities of these new, young-adults. Education, cultural awareness, motivation, and even enthusiasm to take on new challenges and face obstacles is largely determined by these same educators who guide these children throughout most of their young lives.

Spain from the perspective of a Spanish immigrant

Nowadays, the issue of the forced emigration of the young, educated people in Spain is in the forefront of everyone's thoughts. It is almost always seen as a tragedy, a sign that the country is on the verge of collapse, that we do not know how to keep this ship afloat and now the young generations, those that truly make up the future of the country, are compelled to move on and seek a future elsewhere. I myself am one of those exiled, and this has allowed me to be able to compare first-hand the Spanish society with others that are considered to be "more successful".

Art Of Mario: The Story Of A Spanish Worker

Mario is a young, Spanish man in his early twenties from a small town. As many other young people in Spain, he is without a job, has no college education, or even a high school diploma. Notwithstanding, the fact that he does not have a college education does not say anything about his intelligence. In all actuality, he is an extremely lively and curious person. The Spanish education system, however, has the singular ability to drain that curiosity from young minds, due to the systems ineptitude to adapt to their educational needs, instead forcing these bright, young scholars to adapt to the outdated system. What good is there in punishing a child by making them repeat an entire course when they are only 6 years old? Or in forcing them to memorize long and tedious paragraphs that they have no interest in? Before long, simply going to school is going to become his worst nightmare. The key of learning lies in motivation, not in mechanical and tedious tasks. Only soul-less machines are capable of completing such mechanical and tedious tasks without complaint.