FW: OST =? popular education

[Mikk Sarv]

Dear all,
actually with getting to Fyn island in Svenmark we are getting into the very
heart of popular education. Perhaps our Scandinavian colleagues can tell
more about the one and half century history of popular education in
Scandinavia, which originated from two mens, Nicolaus Frederik Severin
Grundtvig and Christian Koldt ideas in mid-nineteenth century. Grundtvig, a
lutherian priest with great visions shaped the idea for popular education -
folk high schools for adults and free schools for children, nowadays there
are also kindergartens following the same basic ideas in Denmark. Christian
Koldt realised the Grundtvig ideas and started the real schools just on the
same island Fyn, where we are going with OSonOS.
Grundtvigs basic idea was teaching with story-telling.  Orality, the
mundtlighet was important starting point for whatever learning.  This is
very close to OS, as everyones personal passion, revealed with oral
commitment for the topic before audience should have made Grundtvig and
Koldt to smile with delight.
Grundtvig had also verbalised the five steps for spiritual development like
HO did in his writings, which could be easily compared between each other.
I hope we can initiate a group about Grundtvig and popular education during
OSonOS in Fyn!
With greetings,
Mikk Sarv

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ashley Cooper" <ashcooper at EARTHLINK.NET>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: FW: OST =? popular education


Susanne,

Thank yo so much for sharing. Your description makes me want to learn more.
The examples that you mention seem directed towards adults. Is education
popular used with children as well?

greetings from texas,
ashley


> [Original Message]
> From: Ted Ernst <ted at CHICAGOHUMANIST.ORG>
> To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
> Date: 8/4/2003 7:17:37 AM
> Subject: FW: OST =? popular education
>
> I think this was for everyone, no?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susanne Weber [mailto:webers at staff.uni-marburg.de]
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 2:25 AM
> To: ted at chicagohumanist.org
> Subject: Re: OST =? popular education
>
>
> Hi Ted
> hello from Germany. I lived in Bolivia for a while and got in touch with
> education popular there, so may be I can contribute my thoughts to this.
>
> If popular education means the same like "educación popular", which is
> wellknown in latin america, well: I would say it belongs to the same
> philosophy of liberation, of personal and collective growth - and
> change. Educacion popular questions established power relationships,
> goes for humanity and the well being of all the people, not only a few -
> so, for peace, if you want. One of the best known philosophers and
> practitioners is surely Paolo Freire, the Brasilian educator. As well
> Augusto Boal with his Street theatre, the theatre of liberation, to work
> with people in the streets - consciousness raising, to build up belief,
> trust in change, hope etc.. in the same line with Leonardo Boff with his
> "theology of liberation". There are centers for educacion popular - for
> community building and collective learning. They always work with
> participative methodology, and different methods and techniques. Popular
> education is a broad approach, which integrates many methods and
> techniques. So as philosophy "it fits" to Open Space - I would say. But
> in the sense of a specific "method", popular education is rather the
> "title" under which Open Space could be brought in. It is not ONE
> specific technique or method.  What do the others think?
> best wishes Susanne
>
>
>
> Ted Ernst schrieb:
> > I was talking about OST in a public meeting a couple of weeks back and
> > someone said something to the effect of, "I know about Open Space
> > Technology.  It's the same as popular education."  I'm not familiar with
> > popular education.  Anyone here know about it?
> > peace,
> > ted
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