The Best New Library in the World: The Creation of an Entire Community
The press and social media are increasingly echoing the wonder of a library located in a working-class neighborhood that has just been awarded the title of the best new library…
Classic tales, seeds of science in our lives
Would I have been able to formulate the concept of ethical jealousy if I had not read and listened to tales of the "Arabian Nights" during my earliest years?
Beauty of Wagner and dogmatism of Nietzsche
I have once again encountered a series of misconceptions fostered by Nazism that still persist today. Clarifying these misconceptions is an essential part of education
Educational trips: beyond fun
The final evaluation indicated that the most impressive activity had been being able to see Van Gogh's Sunflowers in person or Velázquez's Venus in the Mirror
The record of fakes: Foucault’s books
Many people believe that Foucault wrote in his books the truth about power, sexuality or other subjects, or at least what he considered to be true. This is not the…
Bourdieu’s musical ignorance
As educators, we have the power not only to transform education and society but also to provide evidence in our conversations that disproves the erroneous publications of authors who have…
Mozart Gala in Würzburg: The Right to Beauty
The Mozart gala dinner concert was held in the Kaiser Hall of the Residenz in Würzburg, a beautiful city twinned with Salamanca, where it is said that you don't have…
Touraine (1925-2023), a great sociologist
Alain Touraine is undoubtedly one of the leading and best contemporary sociologists, known for his exceptional humanity. In 2010, he received the well-deserved Prince of Asturias Award in Communication and…
Do we follow theories that do not improve education?
One of the slides that struck me most at a recent conference was one that showed that, in education, theories are followed that are known to bring no improvement.
The best books can be understood
Those who know a lot do not need distance, nor stages, nor to write in a way that cannot be understood. On the contrary, they write so that everyone can…