Marco Dallari and Paola Ciarcià Release New Book 'Arte per educare'

Marco Dallari and Paola Ciarcià have published 'Arte per educare' (Artebambini, 2020, €18.50), following their earlier volume 'Arte per crescere'. In an interview, they argue that education today should prioritize personal identity formation over mere instruction, emphasizing the value of difference and social relationships. They criticize traditional schooling for rigid evaluation methods, disciplinary fragmentation, and classroom setups that hinder group work, contrasting with progressive educators like John Dewey, Maria Montessori, and Célestin Freinet. The authors advocate for integrating contemporary visual art across subjects to bridge scientific and humanistic knowledge, referencing Edgar Morin's complexity theory and Hannah Arendt's concept of a 'second birth' through symbolic competence. The book is structured in two parts: theoretical foundations for a transformative pedagogy, and a 'menu' of key themes (technology, home, war, peace, identity, fantasy, dream, travel) with workshop suggestions. They highlight 'travel' as a central metaphor for inner change and learning, linking it to historical migrations, the Grand Tour, and modern Erasmus programs. They propose creating a portable memory museum as a personal journey. The interview was conducted by Annalisa Trasatti.