StreetphilosophyThe Importance of Being Educated

27 min

Available until 10/12/2026

12/12/2021

"The aim of education is to form beings adapted to a system," said philosopher Johannes Winter. But Rousseau convinced us that children must be free to develop as they wish. Can we educate entire societies? Ronja discusses the idea with a lifeguard from Berlin, Extinction Rebellion activists and a couple of artists.

Production

Weltrecorder Gbr

Producer

  • Simon Hufeisen

  • Dominik Bretsch

Presenter

Ronja von Rönne

Country

Germany

Year

2021

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