“Dreischichtig sind Märchen,
ein Kind begreift sie auf wundersame Weise.
Sie haben eine glatte Oberfläche, die jeder sehen kann,
eine mittlere Schicht, die eine Lehre enthält,
und einen Kern, der wahre Weisheiten birgt.”
– Aus China
Tag Archives: children
RSA Animate – The revolution of learning
Sir Ken Robinson about what’s going wrong at our schools, and how we may overcome this.
– divergent thinking is not the same for creativity, but one of its foundations
– human capacity is greater than we trust it is
– get over the old concept of academic / non-academic / abstract / theoretical
– great learning happens in groups; collaboration is the stuff of growth
– what habits do schools have, what purpose do they serve
Read his biography here.
Source of video:Youtube.com
Parental redundancy
Biologically parents are redundant once their offspring grew up. It its the love of their children that gives them a meaning in life… as love and being loved in general is what makes the difference in life.
– (self)
Change (1)
” If there is one way to change our world, it is through the eyes and ears of our children.”
(self)
Lernen statt Belehren
“Es kommt nicht darauf an, Englisch, Deutsch und Mathematik den Kindern zu Lehren: man muss in ihnen die Neugier wecken, sich das Wissen selbst anzueignen.”
Gerald Hüther (Deutscher Hirnforscher, Universität Göttingen)