O resgate da eudaimonia na educação: uma análise da Paideia e do ensino médio na pedagogia Waldorf

Abstract

This research examines the educational format of the classical period of ancient Greece known as Paideia, focusing on the education of the philosopher Epicurus. Because he expresses interest in the search for true and authentic happiness, Epicurus of Samos' theory is revisited to support the concept of happiness throughout the research, in addition to supporting a pedagogy faithful to happiness. On the other hand, the research will shed light on Waldorf pedagogy, a non-hegemonic pedagogy in the present day, which tends to break with the frustrating and traditionalist educational format. Therefore, the objective is to analyze the problem of happiness and unhappiness as a pedagogical experience in high school. Authors who analyze the imprudent faces of current education will be presented for discussions about excessive individualism in schools, competitiveness, distance from humanism and profitability present in most educational formats today. Finally, in addition to the bibliographic analysis, the research results will be supported by interviews with Waldorf high school teachers who presented their opinions on what is necessary to make the act of learning something pleasurable. With different points of view, the teachers presented analyses of the positive aspects of Waldorf pedagogy with the intention of providing a more reliable direction for happy education. However, they also presented the challenges that this pedagogy faces in terms of the emergence of pleasure in the educational practice of high school adolescents. The research leads us to reflect on the obstacles fostered by the characteristics of modern societies and guides us to question what other challenges education might face in order to make its participants happier individuals.