What would it happen if you ask students what profile would they be looking for a teacher? In a school they turned this question into a task for their last year high school pupils. This is what they told them: "Imagine you work in human resources and you have to hire a teacher. What profile would you be looking for?" And those teenagers (you know, the ones everyone describes as being “lost”) worked in teams for a week, and then presented 11 ideas that demonstrate they might not be the ones who are lost after all, but the ones looking for someone who isn’t.

1. Sometimes I feel like a
treasure
hunter when I travel.
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2. There are amazing educational
jewels hidden in schools, and I
love to find them.
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3. It goes something like
this…

4. You visit a school and start to talk
to a teacher or a headteacher.
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5. Nothing out of the ordinary so far.
A normal school in a normal town.
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6. But suddenly…

7. you hear them say something
that catches your attention,
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8. like the
glimmer of a
shiny jewel.
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9. Just follow it…
ask the appropiate questions
and...there it is!

10. A while ago I found one of these
gems in a great school called
Betània-Patmos located in
Barcelona.

11. They had been asked by the
regional governtment what kind of
profile a teacher needs in this
global era
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12. but they didn’t rush to write down
hasty conclusions as teachers.
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13. They did something
smarter.
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14. They turned this
into a task for
their last year
high school pupils.
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15. The task
"Imagine you work in
human resources and you
have to hire a teacher.
What profile would you be
looking for?"

16. And those teenagers (you know,
the ones everyone describes as
being “lost”) worked in teams
for a week,
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17. and they presented 11 ideas
that demonstrate they might not
be the ones who are lost after all,
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18. but the ones
looking for someone who isn’t.
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19. 11 ideas about the
Teacher profile
required for a
global era.
Recruiters: Last year High school students.
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20. This first set of requirements had
complete consensus amongst
the group.

21. Teachers commited to helping their
pupils, who care for them, are
close to them, and instill
confidence through respect and
generosity.

22. Teachers with a deep, broad
and up-to-date knowledge of
their subject area.

23. Teachers that can express
themselves clearly and make
themselves understood using
structured methods.
Good communicators, balanced
and mentally organized

24. Teachers that exude emotion
about what they are explaining,
and are enthusiastic and
passionate about their subject and
respectful of other disciplines

25. This second set of requirements
had a very high level of
consensus

26. Teachers who have mastered
different types of learning - from
paper to the latest generation of
technologies (drawing, writing,
sound, image, and mixed media),
following the idea of introduction
not substitution.

27. Teachers who have mastered
different languages, with English
being considered absolutely
necessary.

28. Teachers that teach critical thinking
and promote alternative ways of
doing things.

29. Teachers with patience,
modesty, energy and coherence.

30. Teachers that promote
participation, interactivity
and practice.

31. Fun teachers, with a sense of
humour that can make teaching
and learning a pleasure.

32. Requirement sine qua non

33. Teachers that are punctual and
don’t miss classes.

34. The first time that I read this I
was struck by two things:
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35. When a teenager says that he is
looking for someone stable and
mentally organized...it makes you
wonder about what he has seen
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36. Technology appears in a discreet
second place. First people, then
gadgets.
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37. So, as you can see here, our
youth are just looking for a
stable reference in a confusing
world.
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38. They are looking for educators
that can teach their mind and their
soul.
Someone who can maintain the
essence of the educational
experience even when all the
elements keep changing.

39. Because essencially our young
generation is alone and we are
letting them grow up alone with
no tribe to guide them.
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40. As usual Mafalda said it first and better:
“Educating is harder than teaching. To
teach you need to know, to educate
you need to be” .
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