The road, the bridge, the square, the tower: the act of being a social educator today

Beginning with an overview of the current cultural, social and ethical climate in which a social educator operates, Luigi Ciotti underlines the importance of healthy realism, accompanied with passion in order to face the difficulties and risks involved in social and educational work. He emphasised t...

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Main Authors: Luigi Ciotti, Giuseppina Speltini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Bologna 2010-07-01
Series:Ricerche di Pedagogia e Didattica
Online Access:http://rpd.unibo.it/article/view/1958
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spelling doaj-42f3800cadbe4b17a2e2d5d68b59d40f2020-11-24T22:54:22ZengUniversity of BolognaRicerche di Pedagogia e Didattica1970-22212010-07-015210.6092/issn.1970-2221/19581856The road, the bridge, the square, the tower: the act of being a social educator todayLuigi CiottiGiuseppina SpeltiniBeginning with an overview of the current cultural, social and ethical climate in which a social educator operates, Luigi Ciotti underlines the importance of healthy realism, accompanied with passion in order to face the difficulties and risks involved in social and educational work. He emphasised the importance of constantly renewing motivation and courage in order to continue to build hope when dealing with peoples needs. Concrete examples of real life experiences that have marked the life of Luigi Ciotti emerge from this from this discussion with Professoressa Spetltini reinforcing the idea of feeling of never arriving at a destination but always being ready to listen.http://rpd.unibo.it/article/view/1958
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