When: July 7-8, 2016 
Where: Valencia, Spain
Institution: Universidad de Valencia
Facilitators: Doris Sommer, and Members of the Consell Escolar de la Comunitat Valenciana

 

Prof. Doris Sommer led a Pre-Texts workshop with members of the Consell Escolar de la Comunitat Valenciana geared towards a reflection on the problems that the education system was currently facing. Through the exploration of interpretative alternatives, Professor Sommer facilitated a creative space for reflection, where empathy and understanding between the different political and social strata could materialize in different forms. The participants became protagonists of behaviors and arguments and susceptible of directly influencing the decision-making process in order to tackle the multiple issues of the educational system and create and improve spaces for civic coexistence. 

 

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Literacy

  • Indicator of development in all fields (economic, political, emotional, etc.).
  • Stimulates imagination in order to comprehend texts.
  • Inspires personal expression.
  • Engages a range of experiences at a safe distance.

Innovation

  • Starts with creativity, a universal human drive.
  • Depends on facts and critical reflection.
  • Requires reinterpretation of given material.
  • Develops best with a diversity of proposals.

Civics

  • Derives from diversity as a source of pleasure.
  • Thrives on admiration of everyone for everyone.
  • Appreciates facts and critical reflections.
  • Recombines materials and experiences.