Pedagogy and Educational Sciences
Donate nowThe harmonious development of an individual’s growth is an extraordinarily rich and complex process that requires personal guidance from the earliest age: initially provided specifically by parents and family, and then increasingly by the broader social context. Human development differs significantly from that of animals, both in the rich educational content filled with nuances and multiple aspects, and in the time required for maturation, education, and formation processes. Beyond physical development, all of this is due to the spiritual soul present in humans: through an endless array of data of every kind to understand, one must become aware of them and, not least, make free choices. Educating is not merely informing, instructing, and teaching necessary knowledge for life and work; it is primarily ex-ducere, “drawing out” the good, the true, the just, and the beautiful—values inherent in the spiritual soul. Ignoring this spiritual reality might easily lead from educating to training or indoctrination, thereby destroying “humanity.”
