Articles, essays on childhood, school and the symbols of the tale
The value of play
Bridges are games: the value of play in the fable
Play as a bridge between reality and imagination in Solomon J. in the village of the Pepileni: the ferris wheel and the little bridges of home.
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Peter Pan and Solomon J.: two children between worlds
A comparison between J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan and Solomon J.: two models of childhood, boundary and return, between Pepilandia and the world of grown ups.
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In depth
The bubbles: the space where the child closes himself in
The two bubbles in Solomon J. in the village of the Pepileni: fear faced with his own resources, Layla's company and the conditions that help a child take part again.
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For teachers
Teachers or Pepilena Magna? Educating also means knowing how to see
The Pepilena Magna protects, accompanies and waits. Four verbs that help us think about the educational presence in today's schools.
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When school and family talk, but the child disappears
Communication between school and family risks losing the child when it searches for someone to blame instead of shared understanding.
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Sunchild
So much to say and no one to talk to
The loneliness of a child who thinks beyond his years: the wish for rapport, the difficulty of finding someone to talk to, and the adult's role.
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Figures and perspectives
Prahlāda, the child who keeps what he knows about himself
Prahlāda in the fable of Solomon J.: the child who keeps an inner truth even when adult eyes read him through narrow categories.
4 minutes readContinue readingThe symbol of the Takaró
The Takaró: symbol of the greatness we are born with
The Takaró as a literary symbol of a greatness that belongs to the child from the very first breath: a fresh perspective in contemporary fable.
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