In an educational context in which schools appear increasingly distant from the social practices of younger generations, there is an urgent need to promote pedagogical and didactic innovation within formal educational settings. Similarly, organizational and professional development approaches are required that foster the development of new proposals and the cross-fertilization of good practices, so that innovation can truly be "embedded at a systemic level". It is not sufficient to speak of a “new way of doing school”; it is necessary to make it visible, genuinely experienceable, and practicable in everyday educational contexts. On the occasion of the seminar marking the centenary of Franco Basaglia’s birth, “Si può pensare altro. Si deve fare altro”, focusing attention on the need to change the way schooling is conceived and enacted is not intended as a utopian reflection, but rather as an opportunity to give voice to and reflect upon new viable paths, starting from experiences already underway within some school networks. Today, inclusive education is widely discussed, yet there is a risk of focusing only on the needs of a portion of students; what is needed instead - and what school networks exemplify - is addressing all students through a different form of teaching: one that is new yet ordinary, for everyone, and that therefore no longer needs to be defined as inclusive (Canevaro & Ianes, 2023). Entering schools and engaging in dialogue with teachers and students reveals how widespread teachers’ fear of breaking the “didactic contract” still is; however, if innovation is to be introduced in schools, this is something that must be learned. It is necessary to learn how to devolve responsibility for learning to students (Brousseau, 1998). If we wish to educate in the sense of “to draw out and lead forth”, we must begin by doing so with students themselves, allowing them to “think outside established frameworks”, both metaphorically and literally. This means giving them the freedom to explore the world of knowledge, to ask questions, to spark interest, and to experience the pleasure of discovery. If, as Basaglia (2000) suggests, the impossible can become possible, then even a system such as education can change, and concrete ways to initiate this change do exist. What matters is knowing what can be done, and school networks represent precisely a tool through which schools can begin this process of transforming traditional organizational and pedagogical models.
In un contesto educativo in cui la scuola sembra sempre più distante dalle pratiche sociali delle nuove generazioni, si rende urgente promuovere l’innovazione pedagogico-didattica dei contesti educativi formali. Allo stesso modo si rendono necessarie modalità organizzative e formative che promuovano lo sviluppo di nuove proposte e la contaminazione di buone prassi, affinché l’innovazione possa davvero essere “messa a sistema”. Non basta parlare di un “nuovo modo di fare scuola”, è necessario renderlo visibile, realmente esperibile, attuabile nella pratica. In occasione del Seminario per il centenario dalla nascita di Franco Basaglia “Si può pensare altro. Si deve fare altro”, porre l’attenzione sul bisogno di cambiamento del modo di fare scuola, non vuole diventare una riflessione utopistica, ma un’opportunità per dare voce ed interrogarci su nuove strade percorribili, a partire da esperienze già in atto all’interno di alcune Reti di scuole. Oggi si parla di didattica inclusiva, ma il rischio è che si guardi solo ai bisogni di una parte degli alunni; quello che risulta necessario, e di cui le Reti sono un esempio, è invece rivolgersi a tutti gli studenti attraverso un’altra didattica, nuova, ma ordinaria, di tutti e che per questo non abbia più bisogno di chiamarsi inclusiva (Canevaro, Ianes, 2023). Entrando nelle scuole, parlando con docenti e studenti, emerge quanto sia ancora troppo diffusa la paura degli insegnanti di rompere il “contratto didattico", ma se vogliamo portare innovazione nella scuola, occorre imparare a farlo. Bisogna imparare a devolvere agli alunni la responsabilità dell’apprendimento (Brousseau, 1998). Se vogliamo educare nel senso di “trarre, condurre fuori”, dobbiamo iniziare a farlo con gli studenti stessi, permettendo loro di “uscire dagli schemi”, in senso metaforico, ma anche letterale. Lasciare loro la libertà di esplorare il mondo del sapere, di farsi delle domande; accendere l’interesse e far provare il piacere della scoperta. Se con Basaglia (2000) l’impossibile diventa possibile, allora anche un sistema come quello educativo può cambiare e i modi per iniziare a farlo ci sono. L’importante è sapere cosa si può fare e le Reti di scuole sono proprio uno strumento attraverso cui le scuole possono dare avvio a questo processo di trasformazione del modello organizzativo e didattico tradizionale.
Lambicchi, A. (2024). La scuola può essere altro: reti per l’innovazione scolastica. Intervento presentato a: "Si può fare altro. Si deve fare altro". Self-Organized Seminar by PhD Students in ESC for the 100th anniversary of Franco Basaglia's birth, Milano, Italy.
La scuola può essere altro: reti per l’innovazione scolastica
Lambicchi, A
2024
Abstract
In an educational context in which schools appear increasingly distant from the social practices of younger generations, there is an urgent need to promote pedagogical and didactic innovation within formal educational settings. Similarly, organizational and professional development approaches are required that foster the development of new proposals and the cross-fertilization of good practices, so that innovation can truly be "embedded at a systemic level". It is not sufficient to speak of a “new way of doing school”; it is necessary to make it visible, genuinely experienceable, and practicable in everyday educational contexts. On the occasion of the seminar marking the centenary of Franco Basaglia’s birth, “Si può pensare altro. Si deve fare altro”, focusing attention on the need to change the way schooling is conceived and enacted is not intended as a utopian reflection, but rather as an opportunity to give voice to and reflect upon new viable paths, starting from experiences already underway within some school networks. Today, inclusive education is widely discussed, yet there is a risk of focusing only on the needs of a portion of students; what is needed instead - and what school networks exemplify - is addressing all students through a different form of teaching: one that is new yet ordinary, for everyone, and that therefore no longer needs to be defined as inclusive (Canevaro & Ianes, 2023). Entering schools and engaging in dialogue with teachers and students reveals how widespread teachers’ fear of breaking the “didactic contract” still is; however, if innovation is to be introduced in schools, this is something that must be learned. It is necessary to learn how to devolve responsibility for learning to students (Brousseau, 1998). If we wish to educate in the sense of “to draw out and lead forth”, we must begin by doing so with students themselves, allowing them to “think outside established frameworks”, both metaphorically and literally. This means giving them the freedom to explore the world of knowledge, to ask questions, to spark interest, and to experience the pleasure of discovery. If, as Basaglia (2000) suggests, the impossible can become possible, then even a system such as education can change, and concrete ways to initiate this change do exist. What matters is knowing what can be done, and school networks represent precisely a tool through which schools can begin this process of transforming traditional organizational and pedagogical models.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.


