COVID-19 and higher education: Experiences from my perspective as a teacher

Abstract

The following essay aims to create a reflection on the current situation from a humanistic, educational and purposeful perspective in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reflective attitude allows questioning current realities, overcoming obstacles and building new constructs based on reflective critical thinking. It is not unknown that the human being has gone through great difficulties throughout his history, which have led him to generate a knowledge society to face the constant changes of a modern world. For the purpose of this essay, the thesis statement is focused on three vital points: history as a benchmark of human evolution, the eminent changes in higher education and some advice from my standpoint as a teacher.