El presente artículo tiene por objetivo analizar el impacto de la reforma educativa implementada por el presidente Peña Nieto en el ejercicio de la docencia en el nivel básico como actividad profesional. Metodológicamente toma como elemento de análisis la propuesta de Hortal (2002) sobre la ética de las profesiones para argumentar cómo la reforma educativa del año 2013 constituye un parte aguas en la concepción del magisterio como profesión de Estado. El estudio de las condiciones laborales de los maestros permite concluir que, paradójicamente, los cambios introducidos precarizan la docencia al individualizar la actividad, en lugar de afianzar la profesionalización de los maestros de educación básica.

The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of the educational reform implemented by President Peña Nieto in the exercise of teaching at the basic level as a professional activity. Methodologically, Hortal's (2002) proposal on the ethics of the professions is used as an analysis element to argue how this reform of 2013 is a watershed part in the conception of the teaching profession as a state profession. The study of the working conditions of the teachers allows us to conclude that, paradoxically, the changes place teachers in a precarius position, by individualizing the activity, instead of strengthening the professionalization of the teachers of basic education.

The objective of this article is to analyze the impact of the educational reform implemented by President Peña Nieto in the exercise of teaching at the basic level as a professional activity. Methodologically, Hortal's (2002) proposal on the ethics of the professions is used as an analysis element to argue how this reform of 2013 is a watershed part in the conception of the teaching profession as a state profession. The study of the working conditions of the teachers allows us to conclude that, paradoxically, the changes place teachers in a precarius position, by individualizing the activity, instead of strengthening the professionalization of the teachers of basic education.