It is not completely clear how Bardina developed his interest in education and what his inspiration was. His ideas on the long term relationship between forming teachers and its socio-economic consequences are only reflected on his work. Some scholars assume that his first observations were a negative one, namely own 9-year period in the seminary.Forés i Miravelles 1996, p. 13 Having learnt the basicssome scholars claim that was aware of trends in education all over the world, Forés i Miravelles 1996, p. 113, which is probably correct when applied to his Chilean period during university studies, he kept reading; personally he neared the Gines de los Rios brothers. Later on he admitted influence of Torres, Rey, Bolívar, Ortega, Bartolomé, father Manjón, Ribera and Altamira,Forés i Miravelles 1996, p. 77 which adds up to an amalgamate of innovators encompassing Escuelas del Ave María, technocrats, Liberals and heterodox from Institución Libre.
