Teacher training and classic texts

Kantian pedagogy

Abstract

This paper, whose object of study is the initial training of teachers, seeks to discuss the need to study the classics, and not just bibliographies that refer to them, in order to train these professionals. Using literature, Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) provides theoretical support for thinking about teacher training, since this philosopher discusses the educational issue. The specific objectives of this bibliographical research were: to get to know Immanuel Kant's On Pedagogy; to understand Kant's contributions to education; and to reflect on the education proposed by the author as a possibility for professional training. Kantian thought sees practical education as equivalent to moral education, with character formation as its central element. In order to form responsible adults, it is necessary to think about this human being from an early age, and the central author points out that educating children in early childhood is essential for them to achieve autonomy. These are pertinent questions for human formation, which is why it was necessary to turn to classical thinkers, who had this concern in their formation project. The relevance of classical texts has been recovered by us with the help of authors such as Calvino (1999).