[etni] korczak - quote of the week
- From: "avi tsur" <tsuravi@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 07:18:00 +0000
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PLEASE NOTE -
The final (third session) of the 14 hour Korczak Hishtalmut will be given on
Tuesday, June 29 at the Ministry building in Tel Aviv (10:00 - 14:00). The
program will be included with next weeks quote.
Take care, Marsha and Avi
Korczak paid special attention to the abilities of the sickly, weak, or
"unsuccessful" child.
"Perhaps such a child needs more time in which to become accustomed to such
things; perhaps, too, he should be excused from work altogether. The truly
talented child is not hardened by having to struggle with difficulties, does
not boast of every small success, and does not waste his abilities. The
prideful child, on the other hand, thinks that the world owes him
everything, makes fun of other people's steady and modest efforts to
gradually reach some goal, and thinks highly of his own capacities but never
of anyone else's."
Korczak's children were expected to perform their jobs honestly and to show
respect for the work of the others, and were in turn encouraged to improve
their own performance. Working in teams taught them mutual aid and
solidarity. And yet, Korczak was far from idealizing work for its own sake.
He simply considered it a social catalyst whose importance was not to be
exaggerated.
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