Insemnarile unui medic pediatru, pedagog, director de orfelinat
Janusz Korczak propune un concept actual de a creste copii – acela al stabilirii unei relatii de parteneriat intre ei si adulti. Ideile lui se bazeaza pe experienta dobandita de-a lungul catorva decenii in orfelinatele pe care le-a infiintat si coordonat. Devotamentul fata de aceste idei l-a facut sa nu abandoneze micutii din orfelinatul pentru copii evrei unde a lucrat in timpul celui de-Al Doilea Razboi Mondial, murind alaturi de ei in lagarul nazist de exterminare din Treblinka.
Datorita viziunii sale inovatoare asupra educatiei copiilor, Korczak a devenit unul dintre cei mai importanti reprezentanti ai asa-numitei miscari „noua educatie“. Valorile lui stau la baza Conventiei ONU privind drepturile copilului, adoptata in 1989, iar principiile promovate de el au dus la elaborarea unui nou model educational, care este eficient si astazi.
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Janusz Korczak, the pen name of Henryk Goldszmit (July 22, 1878 – August 1942) was a Polish-Jewish author, pediatrician, and pedagogue. Korczak was one of the first pedagogues who changed the attitude of adults towards children. His general concept was that a child has a right to be respected; any child has his own way, his own path, on which he embarks immediately following birth. The role of an adult is not to impose other goals on a child, but to help children achieve their own goals. His book How to Love a Child begins with the following sentence: You are saying: "Children are annoying." You clarify: "You need to always kneel to their perceptions." You are wrong. Because you actually need to tip-toe to their perceptions and ideals. Korczak’s most known saying is: There are no children – there are people.
Cum sa-ti cunosti copilul si sa-l lasi sa devina un univers de curiozitate? Cum sa-i dezvolti imaginatia si aptitudinile fara sa-i reprimi nevoia de libertate sau dreptul la propria opinie? Janusz Korczak nu ofera o reteta, ci spune simplu: Un copil ii este egal unui adult si trebuie tratat cu acelasi respect si aceeasi responsabilitate.