المعلّم فنّان بلا شك، لكنّ كونه فنانًا لا يعني أنّه يستطيع أن يصوغ ملامح طلابه ويشكّلهم. إنّ ما يفعله المربّي في التعليم هو أن يتيح للطلاب أن يصيروا أنفسهم.

“The teacher is of course an artist, but being an artist does not mean that he or she can make the profile, can shape the students. What the educator does in teaching is to make it possible for the students to become themselves.”Paulo Freire — We Make the Road by Walking: Conversations on Education and Social Change (1990)