Falko Peschel (born January 20, 1965) is a German pedagogue and proponent of open learning. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Open learning is a Teaching method that is among others founded on the work of Célestin Freinet and Maria Montessori. He gained attention for his unorthodox education experiments and publications.