The subject of education in our area as discussed in political and other circles does not take place in a vacuum but rather affects all of us. In this contribution we are presenting for consideration our reflections, the nature of which, as we acknowledge, may be influenced by the author’s subjectivity and how he sees, understands and evaluates the matter at hand. Despite that fact, however, this is not a simple communication expressing an evaluative judgment. That is not what this is - we have not headed in that direction. We have focused on acknowledging this phenomenon at the level of its theoretical concepts, the theories that are thematically related, in whatever way, to the problem we are addressing. We have followed the published research findings, reviewed the research designs and procedures, and taken an interest in their empirical findings. The findings we arrived at when designing our own projects of a different character (be they research, development, applications, etc.) have understandably also been included in creating this reflection. We also did not forget about the area of the schools themselves, of field work, or the legitimacy of the methodology of our investigations. This aspect of our concept has aided and continues to aid us with investigating, verifying, experiencing, living through, and perceiving what the concepts actually are in the name of which we have designed all of these efforts.