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AviTsur
BatiaGilad
israel
KORCZAK’SPEDAGOGICALLEGACY
INTHETWENTYFIRSTCENTURY
Abstract:inthepresenttextweoutlineselectedbiographicaldatafromthelifeandactivity
ofaPolish-Jewishpedagogue,authorandpaediatrician,JanuszKorczak.Werefertofrag-
mentsofhispedagogicaltextsandautobiographicalwritingaimingtopresentKorczak’s
ideaofchildren’srightsandtoshowwhyhiseducationallegacyisrelevanttocontemporary
everydayreality.
ThecharacteristicstotheapproachofKorczak’shumanisticeducationarebasedonseveral
elements:
•Thechildistobefullyrecognized
•Theremustberespectfortheverybeingofthechild
•Youmustgivethechildconfidenceandjoyinhischildhood
TheseelementswereexpressedinactsofdailylifeintheorphanageasislearntfromKorc-
zak’stextsandfromthememoriesofthegraduatesandcounselors.Whatdistinguishes
theseelementsistheorganizedfoundationofcommunallifeoftheorphanage.
Keywords:Korczak,education,Conventiononthechildrights,educationaltools,educa-
tionalmoments,humanisticeducation
nYearsofworkhaveconfirmedformemoreandmoreclearlythatchildrendeserve
respect,trustandkindness,thatitispleasanttobewiththeminacheerfulatmos-
phereofgentlefeelings,merrylaughter,anatmosphereofstrenuousfirsteforts
andsurprises,ofpure,clear,andheart-warmingjoys,thatworkingwithchildrenin
suchanatmosphereisexhilarating,fruitful,andattractive”1.
1KorczakJ.TheChild’sRighttoRespect(E.P.Kulawiec,Trans.).Washington,DC:University
PressofAmerica,1992.(Originalworkpublished1929),p.171.
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