Portrait of a Teacher
Floating in a sea of pale blue, this tiny, intense portrait of a bearded man looks almost like a forgotten stamp on page 19. The Spanish text below calls him a 'Martyr of the teaching profession,' boasting that his students became doctors and artists. While José Guadalupe Posada is famous for his spooky skeleton calaveras, this piece offers a surprisingly human tribute to educators. The poem wistfully adds that 'back then, teaching was real,' hinting at a nostalgic time when education truly changed lives.