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Yes, another post about education. Read this, it is important.
The other day in one of my classes (Modern Democracy & Its Enemies), my teacher said something that struck me. This particular teacher is one who I personally admirer very much. He is a former Senator, has served on Congress, has been an Ambassador for three different countries, and was directly involved in trying to spread the word out about the Rwanda genocide by actually going over there and taking photos where mass killings had taken place, risking his own life. This is a man of deep integrity and principle, and someone whom when he speaks, EVERYONE listens.
His name is Bob Krueger and last class he gave a brief 10-minute talk about education, and just some simple words of wisdom that I've restled in my mind with since.
He said, education is important in the sense that it has the ability to CHANGE your life. This is the objective of education. To enhance the quality of our lives, and to help us live more productive lifestyles. As much as he enjoys getting an A paper from a student who has a nicely constructed analysis and argument, he believes that what is important is not how well that student does in school or the grade he or she makes on a paper, but rather if what they are learning now is going to be reflected 10 years down the road. If the education that we are receiving now, truly effects and changes how we live for the better.
There is no substitute for right living. You can be incredibly intelligent and brilliant, but intelligence unguided by deep principles of right living and LOVE, will not last. Happiness, therefor, is a matter of living rightly, NOT by how much you know.
The point my teacher was trying to make is that education succeeds insofar as it changes someones life. He said, the ONLY way one should teach is BY EXAMPLE, because it is only by example can a student really see how the MATERIAL that they learn effect how we live.
I'll clarify: The goal of education is to change/enhance/improve HOW we live. That is why we are here, in case any of you didn't know or have forgotten. I certainly didn't know. I knew I was here getting "educated", but didn't know to what end this was.
Educate yourself to live better!
And also, for anyone that cares, I am starting another blog...http://www.seekingquestions.blogspot.com
The other day in one of my classes (Modern Democracy & Its Enemies), my teacher said something that struck me. This particular teacher is one who I personally admirer very much. He is a former Senator, has served on Congress, has been an Ambassador for three different countries, and was directly involved in trying to spread the word out about the Rwanda genocide by actually going over there and taking photos where mass killings had taken place, risking his own life. This is a man of deep integrity and principle, and someone whom when he speaks, EVERYONE listens.
His name is Bob Krueger and last class he gave a brief 10-minute talk about education, and just some simple words of wisdom that I've restled in my mind with since.
He said, education is important in the sense that it has the ability to CHANGE your life. This is the objective of education. To enhance the quality of our lives, and to help us live more productive lifestyles. As much as he enjoys getting an A paper from a student who has a nicely constructed analysis and argument, he believes that what is important is not how well that student does in school or the grade he or she makes on a paper, but rather if what they are learning now is going to be reflected 10 years down the road. If the education that we are receiving now, truly effects and changes how we live for the better.
There is no substitute for right living. You can be incredibly intelligent and brilliant, but intelligence unguided by deep principles of right living and LOVE, will not last. Happiness, therefor, is a matter of living rightly, NOT by how much you know.
The point my teacher was trying to make is that education succeeds insofar as it changes someones life. He said, the ONLY way one should teach is BY EXAMPLE, because it is only by example can a student really see how the MATERIAL that they learn effect how we live.
I'll clarify: The goal of education is to change/enhance/improve HOW we live. That is why we are here, in case any of you didn't know or have forgotten. I certainly didn't know. I knew I was here getting "educated", but didn't know to what end this was.
Educate yourself to live better!
And also, for anyone that cares, I am starting another blog...
"Education" has me really mentally worn out right now. Really, I just want to stop thinking and learning and take a break from it for a few days.
Of course, anything more than just a "few days" would drive me insane. I really want to learn as much as I can...but how much can we, or do we, really learn?
Sen. Kruger seems like a cool guy...
- Jordan
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