Quels outils éducatifs pour Quels outils éducatifs pour la socialisation des la socialisation des jeunes adultes avec les jeunes adultes avec les parents? parents?

REFLECTIONS ON THE PROJECT

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WHAT’S THE AIM OF OUR PROJECT?

•CREATE A EUROPEAN ENVIRONMENT

•MAKE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS PROTAGONISTS OF THEIR LEARNING PROCESS

•REINFORCE THE BOND BETWEEN THEM AND ADULTS

•KEEP ALIVE THE DESIRE TO LEARN

HOW?

•EXCHANGES AMONG PARTNERS

•SHARING REFLECTIONS

•SHARING ACTIONS

““If we open a quarrel If we open a quarrel between past and present, between past and present, we shall find that we have we shall find that we have

lost the future”lost the future”

Winston ChurchillWinston Churchill

Imagine yourself on the top Imagine yourself on the top of a tower thinking about of a tower thinking about

your past and your past and while watching the present while watching the present try to imagine your futuretry to imagine your future

The true research is among the The true research is among the studentsstudents

• The solution of the problems is The solution of the problems is based on the knowledge and based on the knowledge and scientific knowledge is based on scientific knowledge is based on trial and errortrial and error

• What about us? What we do?What about us? What we do?

• Criticize?Criticize?

• Complain?Complain?

Mens sana in corpore sanoMens sana in corpore sano (lett. (lett. A sound mind in a sound A sound mind in a sound bodybody) Juvenal) Juvenal

• Juvenal wants to make us aware of Juvenal wants to make us aware of the vanities of this world (money, the vanities of this world (money, fame …) which men constantly fame …) which men constantly pursue by all means. Only a wise pursue by all means. Only a wise man is aware that this search is man is aware that this search is ephemeral and, sometimes, harmful.ephemeral and, sometimes, harmful.

nowadaysnowadays

education education healthhealth

valuesvalues

neglected by Statesneglected by States

Why? Why?

Doctors, teachers, social workers, Doctors, teachers, social workers, due to their high motivation, would due to their high motivation, would never stop doing their “jobs” even in never stop doing their “jobs” even in the worst conditionsthe worst conditions

But now the situation is dreadfulBut now the situation is dreadful

becausebecause

life is more complicated and life is more complicated and difficultdifficult

What are the problems of our What are the problems of our youth?youth?

They don’t have certainties!They don’t have certainties!

Our studentsOur students

• Don’t studyDon’t study

• Don’t pay attentionDon’t pay attention

• Don’t behaveDon’t behave

• Don’t…….Don’t…….

But what about their But what about their abilities, skills, capabilities?abilities, skills, capabilities?

• Are they intuitive?Are they intuitive?

• Are they sensitive?Are they sensitive?

• Are they good with computers?Are they good with computers?

Let’s look at the PresentLet’s look at the Present

• Do they know the meaning of the Do they know the meaning of the word NO?word NO?

• Do they know what boredom means?Do they know what boredom means?

• Do they mystify reality?Do they mystify reality?

• What about their parents?What about their parents?

WE NEED ANSWERS!WE NEED ANSWERS!

BURN OUTBURN OUT

• How do we compensate our anxieties How do we compensate our anxieties and the thousands of requests often and the thousands of requests often beyond our possibilities? beyond our possibilities?

• We had better not touch the question We had better not touch the question of our salariesof our salaries

Then we should not bear Then we should not bear useless anxieties useless anxieties What would help us?What would help us?• The awareness and the capability to The awareness and the capability to

see, to identify the possibility to see, to identify the possibility to succeed somehow in our goals succeed somehow in our goals

• We can’t search behind for We can’t search behind for something which is ahead something which is ahead

• We are not perfect but good enough We are not perfect but good enough to do our jobs in a professional way to do our jobs in a professional way

Fast food…….slow food Fast food…….slow food Fast teaching……slow Fast teaching……slow teachingteaching What I mean by “slow teaching” is not What I mean by “slow teaching” is not

teaching less but teaching following a teaching less but teaching following a different rhythm in order to give different rhythm in order to give students the possibility to better students the possibility to better identify their objectives corresponding identify their objectives corresponding to their real possibilitiesto their real possibilities

Festina lenteFestina lente

(hurry slowly Italo Calvino) (hurry slowly Italo Calvino)

“ “There are two tragedies in There are two tragedies in life:life:

One is not to get your heart’s desire.One is not to get your heart’s desire.

The other is to get it “The other is to get it “

Bernard Shaw Bernard Shaw

We always need a project to follow… We always need a project to follow… and a goal to reachand a goal to reach

If you think young people have If you think young people have an easy life you are wrong an easy life you are wrong • YOUNG PEOPLE LIVEYOUNG PEOPLE LIVE a very complicated lifea very complicated life• YOUNG PEOPLE DON’T HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE DON’T HAVE delineated spacesdelineated spaces well cadenced rhythms well cadenced rhythms well defined adult modelswell defined adult models WHAT THEY HAVE IS EMPTINESS WHAT THEY HAVE IS EMPTINESS • That’s why our society is defined a That’s why our society is defined a “ “DISORIENTED SOCIETY”.DISORIENTED SOCIETY”.

In conclusionIn conclusion YESTERDAYYESTERDAY

• There were hopes in a better futureThere were hopes in a better future

TODAYTODAY

• Adults have burnt their hopesAdults have burnt their hopes

• This is our starting point because…..This is our starting point because…..

TOMORROWTOMORROW

• Young generations need to have their Young generations need to have their hopes backhopes back

Many people think young Many people think young people are lazy, disinterested, people are lazy, disinterested, rude…rude… THAT IS JUST A SILLY THAT IS JUST A SILLY

GENERALIZATIONGENERALIZATION

Our youngsters are cleverer than us Our youngsters are cleverer than us because they have learnt to survive because they have learnt to survive in spite of the world we have created in spite of the world we have created for them…for them…

… …and let’s thank God if they are still and let’s thank God if they are still able to smile able to smile

WE NEED TO FIND A WAY TO

• INCREASE STUDENTS’ SELF-ESTEEM

•OFFER A MODEL OF RELIABLE ADULTS

•MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURE

•OFFER THEM INTERESTING PROJECTS

AND TO CONCLUDE…

•“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.”

Albert Einstein