Cătălin Pîslaru: In a Culture of Speed, the Religious Class Can Offer Time for Searching for Meaningtranslated

"In a culture of speed, the Religious Class can offer time for reflection, listening, dialogue, and searching for meaning," stated Cătălin Pîslaru, general inspector for the subject of Religion within the Ministry of Education and Research, for Basilica News Agency, highlighting the relevance of the Religious Class and the challenges faced by today's students.

The general inspector of schools showed that the profile of a student has changed significantly over the last two to three decades, especially in relation to technology and the vast amount of available information.

"Today’s student is more inclined to ask questions, compare, and request arguments, but is also more exposed to contradictory information, relativization of values, and fragmentation of attention."

"Today's student needs more dialogue." The representative of the Ministry of Education and Research emphasized that students no longer accept answers based solely on authority with the same ease and need to understand the connection between what they learn and their own life.

"Compared to a student from two or three decades ago, today’s student needs more dialogue, activities related to his experience, and contexts in which to discover…"