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New book exposes Jürg Jegges therapy concept

just imagine: As a teacher writes an angry diatribe against the people's school, which he represents as oppressive, as a kind of institution, the children, esp

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New book exposes Jürg Jegges therapy concept

just imagine: As a teacher writes an angry diatribe against the people's school, which he represents as oppressive, as a kind of institution, the children, especially those from socially weak families, bends and destroyed. He is the Only one that works with these broken children and you can treat. As evidence of the experiences of the students only. The book is a huge success, it receives only positive reviews, turns out to be the standard work. No one asks each: What is the Background of the man? These students are reports, are the success stories at all authentic? And: Are the propositions in it from a scientific point of view, is durable?

that is Exactly what happened with Jürg Jegges Bestseller "stupidity is learnable". Jegge, this is the man that is needed in Embrach in his small group of school boys miss, some into adulthood. The Public only less than two years ago. First, this scandal brought the education of a scientist Jürgen Oelkers to the work. Now the result is a non-fiction book with the title "stupidity Is learnable?". It contains 15 essays from different points of view – and hardly anything Good on the Bestseller.

Crushing-Parallel

Instead, recorded a soon to be a cold shower. Jegges proximity to the now infamous German reform pedagogues has been already discussed several times. Now, however, Jürgen Oelkers shows that the Connections are deeper than anticipated. Jegge is related in "stupidity is learnable" again and again to Hans-Jochen Gamm. The highly controversial, who died in 2011 pedagogy Professor was one of the pioneers of the Odenwald school.

Gamm promoted the "Learning to love" as one of the most important tasks of the school. The teacher should recognize the "give as a Sex to his students". So he unravel the taboo of sexual activities between the age groups and the spell of the danger of a "neurotic threatened sexuality". Thus, Gamm – actually, for every recognizable – the theoretical Foundation for the systematic abuse of dozens of boys in the Odenwald school.

so far Jegge was not in his book, Gamms views on sexuality, he appears in "stupidity is learnable" to a large extent. He not only wrote, the practical realization of these ideas is likely to be in the moment, even utopian (what prevented him from doing this yet). But the fact is: Between the two men a friendship inventory. Gamm, who wrote the prefaces, according to Oelkers, otherwise, never wrote such a Jegges. He visited the friend in Embrach and invited him at least once in the Odenwald school.

The Parallels between Jegges small group, school and the Odenwald school to be overwhelming, writes Oelkers. Both schools alienated the children from the parents house and maneuvered it into a dependence on their teachers, to therapists, to catch up, without the appropriate training. Part of the "therapy" was the abuse.

Illuminating the work, but also because it investigates for the first Time, the question of why "stupidity is learnable", such a success was because it for the first Time shall designate, which would at least have professionals long notice: "The simplicity and banality of his language and his findings" – the former German judge Brigitte Tilmann, who was closely involved in the reprocessing of abuse in the Odenwald school, puts it.

it was, of Course, "stupidity is learnable" a product of his time. It appeared in 1976, in a time when the school as an educational civil Institution, at least in left-wing circles. Many of the ' 68 had children, some had become teachers, now they wanted to implement their ideas. Jegge a burned open doors. But that explains the success. Another important factor is how Damian Miller describes, in Jegges language and the structure of the book. Pedagogy, Professor Miller shows that "stupidity is learnable" works as a modern fairy tale.

Jegge draw a world with unique Roles, so is Miller: As the bad teacher, the incompetent parents, the poor children are victims – and he himself, the unselfish Hero. Not particularly formed, however, with shrewdness and a sense of feeling blessed. But as it is with fairy tales, you can't be wrong. It was not, according to Miller the only way Jegge applied to withdraw his book of criticism. He played up the fact, for example, that his work was not sophisticated. Sources, he was only in so far as they supported his ideas; from the other Work he cited, but without reference to the source, allegedly because he did not want to make their authors only. So no one has been able to verify any counter-theses.

but Above all, Jegge raised the narratives of his disciples to the proof of his own success. There are stories that were not verifiable, because the author remained anonymous. At the same time, you will be able to escape the desperation which is obvious in these lines until today. They convey an incredible authenticity and appeal directly to the bad Conscience. Everything worked and protected Jegge in front of any criticism. And the more success the book had, the more unassailable its author was.

student text garbled?

Only problem is Authentic, the student reports are not really. Oelkers book also contains an open letter to Jürg Jegge, written by Markus Zangger, the former student who has made the abuse public. It is one of the most harrowing Chapter, because it shows how the stories the students created. They had written their texts in no way voluntary, Jegge friendship merely encouraged. Rather, he demanded of them, their worst experiences to write down, according to his ideas. Of the positive experiences he wanted to know nothing, he could not you need.

Jegge himself writes, he has improved in these texts, only the spelling and too incomprehensible sentences corrected. Zangger but found his lines in the finished work of "mutilated and fragmented", and not only his. Jegge've rewritten the essays so mounted that they did not fit into his pedagogical approach.

"stupidity Is learnable?" will most certainly never be a best seller like the book, which will be discussed in it. It is drawn up over long distances to scientifically-cooling. Nevertheless, the book is important. Because it allows a new perspective on a work, the book held a lot of readers for many years for an educational specialist. Written by one who posing as a therapist. Markus Zangger writes it this way: "You have made us to be puppets in Your puppet theater." This is true for the Abused, but also for the audience that was willing.

Damian Miller / Jürgen Oelkers: stupidity Is learnable? Re-readings of a pedagogical bestseller. Zytglogge-Verlag, 267 p., CA. 32 Fr.

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Created: 17.01.2019, 20:55 PM

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