A quick note pertaining to my views on education.
Below is a quote from His Holiness the Dalai Lama. Close to 42,000 people "liked" this quote, with an additional 1,200 commenting on it. Over 2.2 million people follow the Dalai Lama on Facebook and saw this quote in their news feed.
"My hope and wish is that one day, formal education will pay attention to what I call 'education of the heart.' Just as we take for granted the need to acquire proficiency in the basic academic subjects, I am hopeful that a time will come when we can take it for granted that children will learn, as part of the curriculum, the indispensability of inner values: love, compassion, justice, and forgiveness."
HH Dalai Lama
December 12, 2011
Official Facebook page
This quote inspires me to think that if everyone works their hardest to ensure students loved being in school and are learning to their fullest potential, we would all be better for it. Cooperation and patience in the classroom for alternative view points and learning styles, not just from students, but from teachers too, promotes community. This is the path to ensuring a self-sustaining state economy in the future.
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