We are celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Debats d’Educació by giving the educational community the opportunity to air its views
Pupils’ commitment to their learning process
How can individual responsibility be developed in the pupil’s learning process? What can schools do to attract and retain pupils? How can motivation and individual interests be linked with academic achievement? How can advantage be taken of out of school learning?
The 3 things they have learned...
Louise Stoll
Professor of Education at the London University
1Make the most of pupils’ curiosity and desire to make a difference
2Foster independent learning
3Make learning social
Jaume Cela
Director of the Bellaterra school (Barcelona)
1Being certain about what you believe they should learn
2People learn more when we are in a group that wishes to learn
3What must be learnt must make sense to oneself and the rest of the community
Anna Novella
Professor at the Faculty of Education of the...
1Engagement has to be created through a relationship of trust and mutual recognition
2Significant learning generates engagement, satisfaction and personal wellbeing
3Boys and girls must be able to lead their own educational paths
Roser Batlle
Educator and social entrepreneur
1Girls and boys are already active citizens who are able to foster change in their environments
2Service learning is an effective way to learn while serving the community
3Social organisations must incorporate educational objectives
Jaume Funes
Educator, psychologist and journalist
1I’m happy. Today i know more
2Sometimes saturdays are boring and mondays fun
3I was able to explain the pythagorean theorem to a friend
Alba Crespo
Journalism student at UPF and National Coordinator of...
1Organisation is the answer: group problems are resolved together
2The education we want is in our hands. We must not just be content with what they impose on us
3Awareness for what happens: wanting to know in order to continue learning outside the classroom