La reputazione delle istituzioni formative. Una questione di cura e di coerenza

Abstract

What is the reputation of the school and university in our society? What social credibility do they have? At first glance, it seems necessary to answer that the two main educational institutions do not enjoy a good reputation and this for a series of reasons, two of which have particular pedagogical importance: the typical mistrust of our time towards any form of institutionalization and devaluation care work. Certainly here we can see the signs of the moral fragility of our time, linked to the questioning of all forms of authority. Although it is therefore common today to talk about the importance of educational corresponsibility between school and family, there are numerous gestures that reveal many difficulties and a widespread relational malaise. The school, in particular, only by taking care of relationships and families, will be able to be a generative resource for territories and communities. It is thus argued that schools and universities need, in addition to structural support, to benefit from a wider cultural and community change that puts the value of competence, educational authority and trust at the center.