Author: Dr. Nasser Yousefi
Dr. Nasser Yousefi is a psychologist and education specialist. He has been working with children for over three decades and for the past twenty years has been managing a humanistic school.
The Peace School’s Call for Promoting Humanist Education
Humanistic education is a pedagogical approach founded on respect for human dignity and the diverse individual, social, cultural, and group differences of all learners. [...]
Canada and the Dream of a Child-Friendly Nation
Can Canada take on new responsibilities as a child-friendly country? Can it become a leading nation in championing children's rights and creating new opportunities for children and families? [...]
Humanism in Children’s Literature
More than any other literary genre, children's stories have played a profound role in rejecting authoritarianism, behavioral control, and social domination, instead fostering values such as [...]
Children are Not Talking Parrots
Many families and teachers believe that if students retain a set of hard, basic information and succeed in specific tests, the educational process has been successful. [...]
Humanistic Education: A Unique Alternative to Non-Creative Education
Behavioral schools define a predetermined path and process for education, where all students are required to follow the same route without considering their individual differences. In these [...]
Let’s start peace with children
Looking at the world's situation each passing day, I believe more and more that it is better to start peace with children, from childhood. All events worldwide show that the people who have [...]
The Peace School: A Heart Beating for a Better Life
In a segment of this vast city, like all cities around the world, there are individuals whose hearts beat to make life better. They dream of aiding humanity's well-being, striving for everyo [...]
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