(D)ocenić szkołę?
Appreciating or evaluating schools?

Summary/Abstract: In the book which is the subject of this review, Docenić szkołę. Dydaktyczna teoria i metodyczna praktyka [To appreciate the school: Didactic theory and methodological practice] Maria Kwiatkowska-Ratajczak documents plans of lessons carried out in one of Poznań’s secondary schools. This research material concerns the experience of students and teachers in studying the history of the ancestors fighting for the regaining of the independence of Wielkopolska, reviving the archive of paintings, of young people’s self-reflection on their cultural DNA, creative writing to the authorities, and profiled reading of The Doll. The author draws attention to the unjust and common criticism of the school and at the same time describes a model of education which promotes mental independence and an personal vision of the world, of education which engages students in a real dialogue with texts and which can arouse admiration.

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