Francisco Ferrer Guardia: 2 books

"Educare equivale attualmente a domare, addestrare, addomesticare": con queste parole Francisco Ferrer Guardia denunciava, più di un secolo fa, la natura violenta e autoritaria della scuola. Il pedagogista catalano propose di abolire voti ed esami, perché, lungi dall'essere validi strumenti...

Here is the full story of the Modern School told in transparently simple language. Here is the whole man, with all his ideals, aims, and resentments. It shows, as we well knew, and could have proved with overwhelming force at his trial had we been permitted, that he was absolutely opposed to violence...