Freinet teaching principles

Description

The teaching and developmental methods and philosophy of Célestin Freinet, a French pedagogue. These principles involve learning concepts by trail and error, by invoking children’s learning interests and curiosity, and learning through making products and providing services such as the learning printing technique.

Alternative labels

Freinet teaching principle
Freinet teaching methods
Freinet teaching approaches
Freinet teaching concepts

Skill type

knowledge

Skill reusability level

occupation-specific

Relationships with occupations

Essential knowledge

Freinet teaching principles is an essential knowledge of the following occupations:

Freinet school teacher: Freinet school teachers educate students using approaches that reflect the Freinet philosophy and principles. They focus on enquiry-based, democracy-implementing and cooperative learning methods. They adhere to a specific curriculum that incorporates these learning methods through which students use trial and error practices in order to develop their own interests in a democratic, self-government context. Freinet school teachers also encourage students to practically create products and provide services in and outside of class, usually handcrafted or personally initiated, implementing the ‘pedagogy of work’ theory. They manage and evaluate all the students separately according to the Freinet school philosophy.

Optional knowledge

Freinet teaching principles is optional for these occupations. This means knowing this knowledge may be an asset for career advancement if you are in one of these occupations.

 


 

References

  1. Freinet teaching principles – ESCO

 

Last updated on September 20, 2022