“Man is not a villain or a hero. He is both at the same time”. Martin Luther King
Klaus Freudenhammer
Klaus Freudenhammer war Lehrer und Mentor des Stifters Peer Salström-Leyh. Er war in einer zugleich kritischen wie orientierenden Lebensphase der Begleiter des Peer Leyh der - trotz Kapitänspatent - eine weitere Lebensaufgabe für sich suchte. Freudenhammer, mit Jörg Ziegenspeck, einer der Väter der sg. Segelschiffpädagogik, gewann die Interessen von Peer Leyh für eine intensive, individuelle pädagogische Zuwendung zu den vorübergehend "gestrandeten" und "schiffbrüchigen" Kindern und Jugendlichen unserer Epoche.
Freudenhammer starb leider einen frühen Herztod. Mit der Stiftung des "Freudenhammer-Preises" durch das Internationale Institut für Individualpädagogik (iiip) zollen ihm und seinem Namen, Peer Salström- Leyh und das iiip, Anerkennung, Dank und das Versprechen, in seinem Sinne individualpädagogisch zu wirken.
Modern-day heroes
People need and seek out role models. And the offer has never been as great as in our globally networked, fast-paced world!
But how can we identify role models who can actually support and enrich our lives in the long-term?
The media is constantly bombarding us with athletes, musicians, actors, models and all kinds of other heroes: these are individuals in the spotlight who fill the pages of glossy magazines and adorn the walls of children.
They are lively and active and embody the current perception of ‘beautiful’ as well as possessing the freedoms and luxuries we would all like to have.
Yet despite this: most of these role models come and go – they are little more than just a fashion trend.
So what should we do? How can we find role models to last a lifetime? How can we become an inspiration to others? And what defines such people?
These are often the people who have a long-term impact on us and who have a deep-seated desire to be useful and make their dreams a reality, whatever the obstacles to be overcome.