Cited from endi.com Hernandez Acevedo, mathematics teacher in the Juan Suárez Peregrina School in Aguadilla, "shares her passion geometry, numbers, and formulas with her students, whom she tries to enamor with the magic of numbers and geometric forms." "Carmen Ruiz also shares this philosophy with her colleague. In her classroom of the Central School of Visual Arts in Santurce, students learn science writing poems, performing in plays, painting murals or composing "reggaetones" (a contagious music genre born in Puerto Rico and Panama). Also, they make field trips and experiments." "For Ruiz and Hernandez, who see themselves culminating their careers in public schools, the award stimulates them to continue with their projects. But, more importantly, it demonstrates the caliber of the students from the public education system of the country. `I am here because from this space I serve the country. I help educate and form the men and women that will take care of the future of Puerto Rico', concluded Ruiz."