The book develops four essential questions: who to educate, what to educate for, who educates, and how to educate. From these questions, the subject, the end, the agents and the ways of educating are explored.
On Thursday, August 28, the School of Social Sciences -through the School of Education and the UANDES Steps- presented the book "A person-based education".of the academic Joaquín León Parodi. The meeting brought together authorities, academics, school administrators, families and students interested in deepening their understanding of the fundamentals of education.
The book stems from an urgent question: what does it really mean to educate? In a context in which the focus is usually placed solely on the teacher's teaching, the student's learning and the results of standardized tests, Joaquín León argues that education cannot be reduced to content or behavior. His proposal seeks to recover the deep meaning of the educational task and to base it on the Philosophy of Education, offering a guide for parents, teachers and educational communities.
The book develops four essential questions: who to educate, what to educate for, who educates, and how to educate. From these, the subject, the end, the agents and the ways of educating are explored, all from an anthropological perspective inspired by the classical thought of Aristotle and Thomas Aquinas, continued by Leonardo Polo. Although its basis is philosophical, the language is clear and informative, designed for those who live education on a daily basis, rather than for specialists.
The presentation included remarks by María José Munita, director of the Los Andes School; Matias PetersenDean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, UANDES; and Miguel Arce, Director of Educational Project Development of UANDES. Nocedal FoundationThe book's relevance to the current challenges facing schools and families was discussed.