R, Archana
(2021)
Responsibility comes from a sense of belonging.
Learning Curve (9).
pp. 27-29.
ISSN 2582-1644
Abstract
The reason we insist on children taking part in
deciding, organising and implementing a school’s
day-to-day processes is that we believe that children
do not come to school to be taught or be ‘worked
upon’ by adults – the teachers. A child’s place in the
school is not that of an observer or a receptor, but
of an active participant. This participation can only
go smoothly if they have a voice and a platform to
present their needs. This platform and the amount
of agency granted to children has always varied
across schools. For example, in the school attended
by Tetsuko Kuroyanagi (or Totto-chan) i , we know
that the Headmaster was responsible for setting up
the rules but did so in a way that it assured complete
freedom for children to be themselves within the
school space.
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