STEP 3: What have I learnt?
1. Why is „Bildung“ so important for young refugees and the empowerment of students?
Explanation:
- Refugees are supported to be independent and self-helping
- the measure is “socially accepted”, so participants feel like they are contributing to their own professional life and to finding their place in society.
- It is not only a temporary measure to “keep the refugees busy” or a mandatory measure by the government, they are actually educated/ taught/ get Bildung
- The focus is on the individual person and what he /she wants to learn and achieve, not on what the labor market or certain companies want/ need.
2. What is meant by the term education?
Explanation:
- more than just “education”
- implies the cultivation of a profound intellectual culture and “self-cultivation”
- The concept of Bildung – as being different to education – provides a more holistic view, where apart from technical knowledge and theoretical knowledge also “practical” wisdom should be generated.