Toward an idea of a Child – Aldo Fortunati
October 3, 2016
Toward an idea of a rich child,
at the crossroads of possible worlds,
that lie in the present
and transforms the present into future.
Toward an idea of an active child,
guided in her experience
By an extraordinary curiosity
full of desire and delight.
Toward an idea of a strong child,
who rejects having an identity
interchangeable with that of the adult
offering it, instead, to games of cooperation.
Toward an idea of a sociable child,
able to encounter and compare ideas
together with other children
to construct new points of view and knowledge.
Toward an idea of a competent child,
artisan of his own experience
and his own knowledge
alongside and together with the adult.
Toward an idea of a curious child,
who learns to know and understand
not because she gives up but because she never stops
being open to the sense of wonder and amazement.
Aldo Fortunati
