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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to gather the insights of the mexican elementary school teachers on their career selection, as well as their status in the Mexican society. In addition, the purpose of the study is to describe the role of teachers in Mexican society. The theoretical background is to enlighten, what kind of education system and teacher training Mexico has. It also helps one to get acquianted with the concepts of cultural studies. Methods: 11 mexican elementary school teachers participated in this qualitative case study via e-mail inquiry. The participants come from different parts of Mexico and they are of very different ages. The material was analyzed by the means of material-based content analysis. Results and conclusions: Concerning the career selection of the teachers, five different themes emerged: the impact of the teachers in the family, the desire to teach and to help the children learn, the opportunity to have an impact on the pupils, attachment for working with the children, and economical reasons. In addition, more than half of the participants had selected teacher´s profession as a first career option. All the participants thought that the status and the role of the teachers in Mexico is low. The teachers told about several factors impacting on their low status; the government, the media, the parents of the children, the salary, and incompetent teachers. However, despite the low status, teachers are thought to have important role as educators and good examples as citizens