How does one begin reading? By reading to learn to read—and not the other way around,likewise, one writes free texts for, and before, learning to write. This is the fundamental principle of Célestin Freinet’s natural learning methods. It cannot be mandated or improvised: it is an art to allow the young pupil, in their own
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Lived Problems and Mathematical Initiation
The moment of inventing problems is an important part of group mathematics work: a collective and intimate moment of creation, elaboration, and inquiry that becomes an object of socialization and exchange. The approach to mathematics, like other disciplines (see free text, journal writing, and correspondence), follows the principles of natural learning methods. Experimental trial and