No bell ringing
The AEL summer school 2024 had no bell, no curriculum, no targets… I daresay, it had even no teachers and students in the traditional meaning and roles, but “a community of learners”. Can we still call it “a school”?
If a school is a place where bells ring at the
The Anxious Generation and a Seatbelt
The mental health crisis Between 2010 and 2015 an unexpected wave of mental health issues stormed children, teenagers and young people as it was never seen before. In his recent book “The Anxious Generation”, released in March 2024, Jonathan Haidt analyses what happened in those years when teenagers began to say that they felt “sad, […]
BacK to the summer
Autumn is a good season to review what has happened in the summer before moving on to our next step. There were two groups in two different locations. To both groups we wanted to offer the opportunity to….
Bubbles and Labels
Ruth, you are not inadequate, you are outstanding! If I could have spoken with you before you took your life, I am sure that I would help you see your good and avoid that tragic decision. Because I know how deep negative judgements and labels can be devastating. How deep judgements and negative labels can undermine the self-confidence and dignity of a person who honestly works and sacrifices herself to an outstanding commitment as yours was
How to use the moccasins of your brother at very best
It is a hard time to speak about understanding. It is hard in this time to “imagine all the people sharing all the world” as John Lennon sang…. It seems a time when we don’t want to understand each other…. when we are learning to survive with deaf ears… when explosions replace the sound of music…
Is this what we want for our children?
Did we give up feeding their hope? spark their imagination? encourage them to stand for the future they want to?