Reflecții actuale asupra viziunii lui Comenius privind școala vârstei adulte
Current Reflections on Comeniusʼ Vision of the School of Adult Life

Summary/Abstract: The content of the School of Adulthood is found in Pampaedia, a work conceived by Comenius during his lifetime and left in the care of his son David and his disciple Christin Nigrin to be completed and published, along with the five parts of De rerum humanarum emendatione consultatio catholica (General Conference on the Improvement of Human Things). They did not keep their promise, so the manuscript was discovered in 1935, and it was published in Czechoslovakia in 1966. In 1977, Pampaedia was published in the Romanian language, at the Didactic and Pedagogical Publishing House.Pampaedia includes in addition to explanations related to the need for training all and sundry, explanations regarding Panscholia (opening of schools in all localities), Pambiblia (books and other means for serving the universal culture of spirits), Pandidascalia (true educators of people), as well as his vision of the schools a man must go through in life. Comenius talks about: Prenatal school (the first care of the human species since the mother's womb), Early Childhood School (where children are trained from birth to 6 years old), Childhood School (wise and prudent training - for ages 6 -12 years), School of adolescence (gymnasium of languages and arts, sciences, morals and piety), School of youth (Academy for the acquisition of full wisdom), School of manhood (the art of living properly or practising life), School of old age (the pinnacle of human beings) and the School of death.In this study are presented the results of the content analysis on the School of Adulthood. Starting from the fifteen considerations issued by Comenius (Life is a school, Life as a profession, Life as work, Life as a road, The purpose of life is peace, Life is work, it is turmoil, Life as a trap, Life as a struggle, Life is a game of fate, Life like a play, Life like a theatre of fame, Life is a leak or wind, Life has shortcomings, always needing some things, Life is a tender problem, Present life is insecure and transient), a questionnaire was developed by which these considerations were analysed by respondents to identify the extent to which their content corresponds to our lifestyle.The reflections from the recorded and analysed answers revealed the topicality of the Comenius theme, the importance of continuing training and organising life based on wisdom, piety and faith, while arousing rich observations on aspects of life (theatre, theatre of fame, life as a fight, life as a leak or wind, etc.).The teachings of Comenius are still full of vigour, spiritual strength and the inclusion of adults in a school of adult life is meant to ensure a beautiful path to the next school, that of old age.

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