¿Qué es una escuela?: una lección para los Pedagogos

I recently attended the presentation of the book "A Cry for the Children of Gaza," where anthropologist Marta Venceslao showed images I can't forget: children and teachers giving classes amidst the ruins. That made me think again about what a school truly is, starting with its Greek origin, skholé, that "parenthesis" or free time for learning. In this video, I recount that experience and take the opportunity to reflect on modern pedagogy, the Bologna Process, the LOGSE (General Law on the Organization of the Education System), and the vast sums we've spent on digital whiteboards, to argue that school must remain, above all, a transmission of knowledge, not self-help therapy or lectures on "what's the point" of what we study. I conclude by recalling Albert Camus's speech to his schoolteacher upon receiving the Nobel Prize in Literature. Photo of Amira by Fadi a Thabet, photographer in the Gaza Strip. Published in the book cited, A Cry for Children in Gaza 📖 A Cry for Children in Gaza: https://www.lacentral.com/feixas-torr... 👉🏽 Link to my video: Why is the Teacher Training Master's Degree a Scam?    • ¿Por qué el máster del profesorado es un t...   -- 0:00 Introduction: Marta Venceslao's lecture on the schools of Gaza 1:11 The Platonic idea of ​​"school": parenthesis and free time 3:16 The schools among the ruins of Gaza 5:05 Amira and her notes 6:07 Critique of educators: the joke of "everything changed except teaching" 9:55 The Bologna Plan and the end of the "knowledgeable teacher" 10:59 Foot massages and relaxation therapies 12:04 Critique of the concept of "incentivizing" learning 14:08 The dignity of the school: what should not change 15:26 What can and should be improved in public schools 16:23 The debate on content: neither "teacher dinosaurs" nor emptying education 19:55 The LOGSE and the origin of Misunderstanding with educators 27:17 Critique of "What's it for?": Marchesi's river example 33:25 Precarious labor market and devaluation of knowledge 36:25 Camus' Nobel Prize speech to his teacher, Mr. Germain 40:16 Closing: defending public education — ​​Bluesky: carlosfliria.bsky.social Instagram:   / carlosfernandezliria