Past and present theories about the role of the teacher in the educative process. Study of the theories of Socrates- Plato- Augustine- Rousseau- Dewey- Locke- Rogers- and others. How these theories arose and their place in the historical milieu. The aim of the course is to help students clarify and test their own assumptions and theories about what teachers are for through critical encounters with the ideas of some of the leading educational theorists in the history of education.