Rekolekcje szkolne jako miejsce przeciwdziałania hejtowi internetowemu wśród młodzieży

Abstract

An important role in the educational activity of the Church for youth is played by school retreats. That is why catechism and pastoral scholars and practitioners are paying increasing attention not only to traditional forms of organisation of school retreats but also to educational innovations. They justifiably consider referring to young people’s experiences to be of significance. Nowadays, each participant in school retreats needs help to identify, understand, and solve topical problems; one of them is online hate. Young people face this phenomenon directly and indirectly. According to the principle of faithfulness in God and man, well-organised school retreats are an opportunity to tackle various issues related to online hate. They allow to discuss the problem in question in the context of Christian values as well as the commandment to love God and one’s neighbour. They can motivate participants to change the way of thinking and acting when it comes to hate. However, in addition to voicing the word of God and keeping it up to date, innovative educational initiatives are required to prevent online hate among the youth. During school retreats, it is worth organising sessions with, inter alia, psychologists, police officers or people who are role models for youth. For it is a role model who can encourage young people to embrace the rules of Christian life and follow them both in everyday life and on the internet.

Keywords

• school retreat
• hate
• young
• education
• prevention