Thomas Ziehe og de nye elevtyper

Sankt Annæ Gymnasium, Aurehøj Gymnasium og Det Åbne Gymnasium fik onsdag d. 3. februar fløjet Thomas Ziehe, tysk professor i pædagogik, ind fra Hannover, for at holde oplæg om (nye) elevtyper og læring i det senmoderne samfund.

Centralt i Thomas Ziehes oplæg såvel som hans seneste bøger står "post-detraditionalisering". Herunder gengives Thomas Ziehes forsøg på at begrebsliggøre de kulturelle ændringer.

After detraditionalization?

For decades, there used to be a generational gap: youths were (typically) in favour of overcoming the traditions and adults were apt to defend traditions (to some extent). This long-term pattern of a generation conflict now seems to be transformed.- Contemporary adults meanwhile have gone through a considerably detraditionalized life journey themselves. So, to be pro or contra “tradition” in most social milieus is no longer a key quarrel between the young and the middle generation. Moreover, the present youth generation has to cope with so many effects of disembedding that meanwhile they are in search for a sense of belonging, for encounters of homefullness, for reliable structurations. And that mood can be referred to family life and to school climate as well. Possibly, pedagogy will be facing a period of  “post-detraditionalization”. Most likely, there will be a considerable change in the relevance systems the students will pick up quite incidentally.