Abstract
The article presents humanistic education as a process of transmission (values, beliefs, memories, stories, tales). The author focuses on the student as a co-creator of the educational event and what is preserved in his memory. The topic was developed on the basis of the performative concept of the archive and repertoire formulated by Diana Taylor. The article discusses school practices that involve the use of unattractive, anachronistic texts and working methods and present a simplified interpretation of the past, implementing the current discourse of power.