In Freinet pedagogy Class council




1 in freinet pedagogy

1.1 tasks , fields of activity
1.2 valuable class institution
1.3 administration of class council
1.4 agenda
1.5 role of teacher during class council
1.6 rules





in freinet pedagogy
tasks , fields of activity

the class council can:



deliberate on excursions.
deliberate on teaching methods.
deliberate on subject matter.


the intent promote sense of community, community spirit , democratic attitude. communicative competencies , independent study skills meant benefit.

in class council pupils can



present self-determined learning projects , tasks useful run democratic class council.
decide on cooperations.
formulate missions , requests working groups.
present , discuss learning results.
plan social life of class.
plan expenses of class.
discuss relations , problems other classes.
discuss issues of self-determination.

valuable class institution

the class council means promote citizenship education. individual learning goals , social interests of pupils focus of class council. self-determination of class includes economic experience excursions, common property , consumption items require funding.


differences between curricular educational objectives , individual learning goals of pupils may lead conflict of interests teacher , class. experiences in class councils have shown pupils eager follow extra-curricular learning objectives.


administration of class council

during introduction stage class teacher can perform necessary administratory tasks. in later stage pupils can rotate offices of chairman, keeper of minutes, rule monitor, time monitor , other tasks. pupils can determine agenda.


agenda

the agenda meeting of class council can prepared pupils. useful means bulletin board/wall newspaper used collect contributions in different categories (e.g. criticism, appreciation, proposals). pupils in class can make contributions bulletin board.


role of teacher during class council

the teacher meant actively reduce influence , allow democratic , social processes in group. class left own devices may run risk of encouraging oligarchs. successful instrument of self-determination supposedly develops best support of teacher in role of advisor.


rules

the self-given rules of class council should suffice long not in contradiction school policy or law. prearranged rules may helpful undermine self-determination of pupils. view constitutes orderly class council may quite different pupils , teachers. pupils need scope development , chance make own experiences experimenting , inventing own democratic behaviors , rules.







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