Janusz Korczak is a legend. He became known worldwide because he trully
wanted to shield the Jewish orphans from the atrocities in the Warsaw Ghetto.
He refused to leave them even when in meant for him to die with his co-worker.
I think it is the greatest proof that he really loved these children and was
ready to sactifice everything for them.The fact that UNESCO declared
1978-79 as the Year of Korczak to mark the centenary of his birth and United
Nations made it Year of the Child corroborated that Korczak is still remembered
even after his death.I think Korczak is Also very important person for hist
writings The have been translated into other languages and Janusz Korczak
societies and child rights activists often refer to his teaching needs more
attention, because it is still not fully understood.
Korczak published his novels when he was in his
early twenties. At the same time he was becoming more and more comitted to the
fate of destitute children, As he thought that "writing is only words,
medicine is deeds" he started his medical studies.The thing which
impresses and amazes me the most is that when Janusz Korczak was taking part in
the Russo - Japanese war he didn't actually care about himself. He focused on
children who were hungry, injured, ill treated, orphaned, or left without
protection. Even during such a cruel time they were still the most important
for him. When he was 34 he was
asked to become a dircetor of a Jewish orphanage. It was a position that he
would keep until his last day. As a doctor he had to care about all the medical
doings. But he also saw the importance of child-friendly learning methods.
Korczak made an experiment with a chilrden's republic and a system of justice.
Although the ounishment was usually to ask for forgivness and be excused, in my
opinion he proved a huge humanity by being charged himself a couple of times
for mistakes. Korczak colleauges
said that he could "talkwith children as if they were adults and with
adults as if they were children". It is a great proof that he was an
interpreter between the worlds of children and grown - ups. He was the most radical campaigner for
children's rights - he wanted to prove that the declaration of the Rights of
the Child was begging rather than insisting, he fought for the right to receive
love love and the right to respect, he pleated for equality between children
and adults and he wanted children to have the right to the right to learn from
experience.
To sum up, the thing which impresses me the most
in that Janush Korczak was putting such a big effort in his doings to teach at
least some adults how to treat the child with respect and love.
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