After the screening, which moved us all to tears, Charles Caouette, the father of alternative schools, said: "We need this film right now, it's like an oasis." I can't wait to share it with you!
What is the purpose of the documentary?
To clear the air to better reflect on the need for performance that extinguishes; ask this question directly with our experts: is it so important? Is performance desirable?
What are the consequences? ( insomnia, deep discomfort, feelings of inferiority, insecurity, lack of confidence, stress, etc.) or can we do otherwise? Is pleasure harmful?
My desire is to remove this pressure from parents and especially from children.
I do not wish to convince those who do not believe in it, but rather to bring together those who need strengthening.
I imagine groups of adults quietly turning the tide towards a climate of freedom, autonomy and pleasure.
Is the idea of being happy, of learning like this, utopian? Yet we live it and everyone is doing well, from the youngest to the oldest... while evolving as they should and experimenting with life tools.
"It's not by measuring a child that he grows faster." What's more, we don't get used to taking tests. Is pride only accessible to the top of the class? While someone who is less good at math won't take that path, do several talents and intelligences have their place?
I wanted my son to keep the light in his eyes, to be a child before being an adult and to learn to know himself, to discover and explore his talents, to develop within a community where collaboration is valued rather than competition, to respect his pace, to follow his passions, his enthusiasm, thus building a solid confidence in himself and in adults and allowing him to cultivate tools to succeed in life. I trust him, I am with him at school so I know where he is. I don't need grades, exams, or homework to see that he is flourishing.
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