Consecrated research in the educational field shows that children and young people learn more and better in environments where they feel good and safe. But what does this mean, in practice, when it comes to school space?
We can list several indicators used to analyze what is conventionally called "school climate," such as problems of indiscipline, issues related to bullying, and disorder. It would be concluded that the greater the number of these events, the greater the students' insecurity and discomfort and, consequently, the worse their learning would be.
A less attentive look could then conclude that the best way to guarantee better learning would be approaches whose disciplinary measures would immediately guarantee this security, so necessary for good learning/education. It is not for nothing that the issue of order and the undemocratic ways of ensuring it has returned to the debate regarding school space, like the proposal for the civic-military school!
To deepen the reflection on this subject a little more, it is worth thinking about the data produced by IEDE (Interdisciplinarity and Evidence in Educational Debate), which in research more recently relied on PIRLS (International Reading Exam) and outlined another scenario, complementing what I described at the beginning of this post: the quality of relationships established between students, teachers and teaching teams directly impacts the school climate and consequently the safety, well-being and better quality of learning for the entire community. In short, ensuring safety and well-being by investing in improving relationships between people in the school space creates the conditions for better education.
The surprise in this IEDE investigation was due to an interesting fact that this research revealed: improving the school climate also promotes equity.
With all this in mind, I invite you to consider the institution where the children and young people close to you study, whether they are your own kids, your nephews, or your grandchildren. What do you notice about the well-being of those who go to their school?
I'm here if you want to share with me what you noticed!
Best
Vanessa
Vanessa Meirelles
Psychopedagogue Human Identity Researcher
Master in Social Psychology from PUC São Paulo
Member of the Brazilian Association of Psychopedagogy - ABPp 722
Member of the Brazilian Association of Psychomotricity - ABP 02.445.839
Image: Taylor Flowe
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