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"Bodily exercise, when compulsory, does no harm to the body; but knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind"
-Plato, The Republic
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Learning a certain craft or art requires time and devotion. Forcing oneself to love a certain course or study won't do any good for it will never be the one that the person wants. Learning should be voluntary and not compulsory. We as educators should always tell our students to chose the path they want to in the future. It is our responsibility to let our students fight for what they really want in life, for example the course they want in college. The field that they should go to should be the one that they want not what others want for them. It's more fun to learn if you really love what you are doing
I really like this quote Mark. Thank you for sharing. This is very true, as educators we are there to guide the students and show them all the different paths they can take in life. We should not be telling them what and which path to take. Back when I graduated from high school I was torn between obeying my parents or following my dream which is to finish my education. I remembered my uncle telling me that I have to follow what I want not what people were telling me to do. He said if I chose to obey my parents and stayed back to help them I will never to happy. If I chose to leave and go finish my education I can come back and help my parents out. I am here because of the choices I made back then. I didn't regret disobeying my parents but I did felt bad but I know that I have to do what I want because my parents are not going to be with me forever. My uncle is an educator.
ReplyDeleteThat exactly is true, especially at the college level. Some general education courses in the U.S are equivalent to high school gen ed classes in some European countries. While those European college students are studying for their majors in college, Americans are finishing up hours and hours of credits for gen eds which they should have done in high school, spending their money on tuition for the classes they might not even have any interest in!
ReplyDeleteI love the quote. I find myself reflecting on my job as a teacher and I always come to the same conclusion: I love what I do. I have also observed, during my work with special needs students and early childhood students, that they can sense if their teacher is passionate about their job or not. It makes a big difference in how students respond to their teachers.
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