When I submitted the application for my position as a teacher at 'Atenisi (Athens) Institute I ha... more When I submitted the application for my position as a teacher at 'Atenisi (Athens) Institute I had previous knowledge of the institute's existence and I was aware of its radical position in the context of Tongan education. I also knew of the great esteem in which its founder 'I. Futa Helu is held by his past students and colleagues at Auckland University, some of whom have been my own teachers and colleagues. After I arrived in Tonga, two weeks before Futa's 70 th birthday, this awareness was confirmed many times over in my conversations with his family, students and with people from all over the world who had been influenced by his guiding philosophy of critical education.
When I submitted the application for my position as a teacher at 'Atenisi (Athens) Institute I ha... more When I submitted the application for my position as a teacher at 'Atenisi (Athens) Institute I had previous knowledge of the institute's existence and I was aware of its radical position in the context of Tongan education. I also knew of the great esteem in which its founder 'I. Futa Helu is held by his past students and colleagues at Auckland University, some of whom have been my own teachers and colleagues. After I arrived in Tonga, two weeks before Futa's 70 th birthday, this awareness was confirmed many times over in my conversations with his family, students and with people from all over the world who had been influenced by his guiding philosophy of critical education.
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