SCHOOL & TEACHERS

"• And they created the school as the devil commanded.
The child loves nature, so he was locked in four walls.

He can not sit without moving, so he was forced into immobility.

He likes to work with his hands, and he began to teach theories and ideas.

He likes to talk - he was told to remain silent.

He seeks to understand - he was commanded to learn by heart.

He would like to explore and search for knowledge himself, but he was given them in ready form.

And then the children learned what they would never have learned in other conditions. They learned to lie and pretend."

Adolphe Ferrière

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adolphe Ferrière (Geneva, 1879 - Geneva, 1960) was one of the founders of the movement of the progressive education.

He is listed as one of the 100 most famous educators, by the International Bureau of Education (IBE).