the conscious and
purposeful, planned
action or invention or the
educator into the normal
everyday life of the child
Essential Characteristics
human relationship, accept & trust. Atmosphere of
safety and security. Future orientated - guided by
values and norms. initiates a moral conscience.
support & guides child towards independence. Keep
in mind what child is capable of - still on their way to
maturity. Takes place no so much by instruction but
by example.
The Educational Relationship
Unique, between adult and child, dialogise in
nature - someone call, someone answers. Built on
mutual trust. Authoritative by nature. Mutual risks
must be taken. Mutual creative participation. Child
not aware of support & guidance. Intervention
starts from the world of the child. only if both
parties meet & interact, binding engagement takes
place. an unpredictable relationship. Guided by an
aim and objective.
The Educational Situation
Entirety of relations & relationships -
when the aim or intention is to
educate or teach. Includes contexts
like, family, school, church,
neighbourhood, playground, others.
Family
forms primary life situation
of child. Will direct the
course of educational
intervention & edu
relationship. Child finds
everything he needs. Loving
acceptance, care, protection,
idea of own value,
confidence to take risks.
authority
needed for
guidance &
protection,
values &
culture.
1st & most powerful edu situation
that the child will find himself in.
Partly due to a young child having
no other social interactions. Childs
acceptance of the parents -
emotional security. common
humanity - acceptance will effect
and direct the rest of the child's
development.
Aim, Purpose & Objective of Education
...is that the next
generation (when they
become the adult &
directive generation) will
maintain, upheld & develop
the same values &
perspectives the
generation before
subscribed to them.
Life cannot be postponed - its a continuous process. through this
process child, will come to know himself, aware of personal &
unique possibilities & limitations. Aspects of this purpose or goal
to life include: physical body, economical, intellectual, social,
vocational, ethnic - religious, aesthetical and sexual aspects.
Essential Categories or Criteria of Education
1. Future Orientation
towards future maturity & adulthood.
Child needs guidance to become and
adult himself. Innate desire to become
and adult - called emancipation
desire/urge. cultural - needs more
than physical care. Edu is future
orientated. Trust adult - desire
tendency to identify with adult. child
takes not of what the educators says,
but what he is. Edu implies change and
transformation. includes hope,
anxiety, child needs care, support,
protection, guidance.
2. Becoming an adult
find role model from nearest
person. modern society - father
role model vague. lack of
confidence to tackle adulthood.
dependant on loving family
set-up. love-less family, apathy,
aggression, childish behaviour,
isolation, loneliness,
depression, meaninglessness
3. Category of acceptance
child not accepted - not educated.
specific, unique, special child with
unique potential & possibilities. no
acceptance - emotional neglect.
educator must make sacrifices, be
available, listen until he opens up.
acceptance & trust from parents
build foundation of trust with others
4. Category of needing support & guidance
child's helplessness makes him dependant on support &
guidance. needs unique & constantly change. use intuition,
empathy, understanding, love. Childs dependency, get
support from health clinics, fee education, places of safety,
child protection laws, child welfare,
5. Category of authority
the child has freedom to develop potential but with limits or borders. freedom & authority go
together. authority does not equal force. Freedom = choices = responsibility = adulthood or
maturity
6. Category of ethic - normative
assist to become a better person - aim of edu. child must be won over or trust
gained. child not capable of abstract thinking, requires concrete examples
(role-models). value are transferred from adult to child.
7. category of socialisation
individual is human only in his common humanity, does not happen on its own. adjust & fit
into society - interest protected and promoted - socialisation.