Changes and problems during implementation in operation
Change is a process that is not easy for everyone to carry out. The old familiar provides certainty which is often a basis for continuing in the same…
My toddler stays awake! Help with staying asleep
A toddler can still wake up at night because he does not yet have a good day and night rhythm and because he is hungry, for example. This…
Stop dirty, inappropriate, annoying and other antisocial behavior
We live in a crowded country where we should take others into account and show tolerance. Most of us also have good intentions, but social behavior is often…
Why art and not kitsch?
You hear it so often: ,art is beautiful and kitsch is ordinary,, where the so-called art experts determine what is art and what is not. Yet there are…
Implicit and explicit discrimination
Discrimination is as old as humanity. People think positively about the group they belong to (ingroups). People think more abstractly about groups they do not belong to (outgroups):…
Philosophers on education: Maria Montessori
She is not a scientific pedagogue, in the current sense of the word, but she believes in that part of the practical science of anthropology called pedagogy. And…
Philosophers on Education: John Locke
Locke’s place in the history of education is not only determined by the writing through which he became known in the world of educators, and not only by…
Oldest of the oldest – oldest tree, oldest animal
What is the oldest city in the world? How old can a person actually get? What is the oldest animal and what is the oldest tree? These are…
Tanchelijn, heretic of the Low Countries
Tanchelijn, or Tanchelm, was a heretic who strongly opposed the Roman Catholic Church in the 12th century. He operated in the Netherlands, Bruges, Leuven and Antwerp, where he…
Young people and volunteer work through SIW
Volunteer work has four characteristics: voluntary basis, no financial compensation, organized context and social purpose. Volunteer work is taking on an increasingly important role in society. It is…