New School Pedagogy: Dewey, Decroly & Core Principles
Pedagogical Foundations of the New School Movement
The New School movement emphasized several core ideas:
- Dynamic Institution: The school itself must be a dynamic institution. Life evolves with society, and the school should teach how to solve everyday problems.
- Child-Centered Approach (Paidocentrism): The school must revolve around the child’s interests. The child is not a miniature adult; therefore, their interests must be adapted to motivate them and allow them to act autonomously.
- Active Learning:
Foundations of Rights, Democracy & Gender Equality
Core Principles of Human Rights
Universal
They apply to everyone worldwide, without exclusion, treating all individuals equally. Although their complete realization has not yet been achieved, this does not diminish the necessity of their recognition.
Preferred
When human rights conflict with other rights or interests, they generally take precedence. Their application must be carefully monitored.
Imprescriptible
They cannot be lost and never expire; they are valid at all times. While ideally without limits,
Read MoreChallenges Facing Modern Democracy
Democracy is facing significant problems. Institutions are weaker than before, and rules are being ignored or broken. Leaders use lies and corruption to gain power, damaging the system. Political parties’ lies, populism, corruption, and attacks on institutions are creating instability. These problems are connected and represent a major democratic crisis.
Weakening Political Parties
Political parties are no longer strong or united. Historically, they represented many people and solved problems. Now,
Read MoreThe Interplay of Languages: Coexistence and Evolution
The Interplay of Languages
Coexistence and Evolution
Language is a fundamental human right and necessity, regardless of the specific language spoken. The origins of human language and the reasons for linguistic diversity remain a complex enigma.
Linguistic Diversity
Language diversity is inherent, as languages constantly change and evolve over time, leading to variations that can give rise to new languages. The language used by speakers of each community is a vital communication tool and an integral
Read MoreDisinterestedness in Criticism
But criticism, real criticism, is essentially the exercise of this very quality [curiosity]. It obeys an instinct prompting it to try to know the best that is known and thought in the world, irrespectively of practice, politics, and everything of the kind; and to value knowledge and thought as they approach this best, without the intrusion of any other considerations whatever . . . The rule may be summed up in one word—disinterestedness. And how is criticism to show disinterestedness? By keeping
Read MoreMyth Definitions and Cultural Shifts: Gatti, Sullivan, Sarlo
Gatti on Myth as Collective Construction
According to Gatti, myth is a collective construction. Society itself gives certain accounts value, provoking their preeminence and creating an effect of approximation and belonging among those who recognize them as such. Myth provides humans with a unit for processing and comprehending the reality around them. That is, humans cannot only know things directly related to them, but also things that contain added value in the comprehension of beings. This is
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