With fond memories of Delors

In 1996, UNESCO released the Delors Report “Learning: The Treasure Within” prepared by a commission of experts from various countries (educators, sociologists, political scientists, among others) led by Jacques Delors, which stated that students should learn to be, to do, to know, and to live together; and that education was a necessary utopia and an expression of love for children and adolescents, for whom the path to building a better future should be paved; We in the education sector felt inspired; we believed that a new era was dawning, in which all stakeholders—educational institutions, governments, international organizations, students, and teachers—would join forces to transform education into a driving force for human and social development. However, we have witnessed how, throughout the 21st century, educational policies have ignored the human and humanizing content of this report and its valuable contributions, such as the assertion that these policies should be processes open to improvement that contribute to the development of the individual and relationships between people, building a better world and ensuring sustainable human development, among other serious and forceful statements....