Children are entrusted to teachers in school when they are very
young at an impressionable age.
Teachers should not poison their minds with empty or hateful ideologies
or thoughts.
They should not occupy or stuff children’s heads with trivia,
useless matters.
Instead, they provide children with an atmosphere of enjoyable and entertaining
learning. So, children are enthusiastic about spending time with these teachers
in school.
Everything taught is practical and helpful.
Teachers make sure children do not learn things parrot fashion.
The things children learn are all experiential and experimental.
Theoretical ways of learning are firmly rejected.
These teachers are well aware of the powers of human imagination. So,
they offer children an education that stimulates imagination.
They seek out lively, enquiring and creative minds. Such minds will
generate original ideas and these ideas will ultimately lead to wonderful
inventions through advancement of science and technology.
Children are also brought up to be moral young people. So, the world
will be more civilized, peaceful, happier and livable place thanks to them.
Have you read any of John Dewey's writing on education? You might find it fascinating to read what he wrote over 100 years ago, and how far we have yet to go to meet his expectations for education. See http://www.gutenberg.org/files/852/852-h/852-h.htm -- the language is a bit 'old fashioned' and some of the vocabulary or phrasing may be a bit unusual, but well worth a read. Something that you can read and then come back to again and again, and gain new insights.
ReplyDeleteOf course, Dewey was invited to Turkey in 1924 by Ataturk to study the system of education and prepare a report with recommendations. Turan's analysis of his report makes for sobering reading. Much of what he recommended has still to be addressed. See http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/00467600050163174
ReplyDeleteDewey is most well-known for the publication of his 'pedagogic creed' -- if you haven't read this, then you are in for a treat. Dewey, John (1897) ‘My pedagogic creed’, The School Journal, Volume LIV, Number 3 (January 16, 1897), pages 77-80. [Also available in the informal education archives, http://infed.org/mobi/john-dewey-my-pedagogical-creed/ .
ReplyDeleteSo Dewey will have absolute priority over everyone else, Sir. consider him read. Thank you. Regards
DeleteIn Turkey, I agree with you about "poising young brains" because our country can not perceive children correctly. Children are the most important members of society but unfortunately policy always exploit young brains to ensure the short-term goals. However, I want to believe in anyway that there are some persons in somewhere to discover young brain and ready to protect them. I want to believe because children are the only hope for a peaceful world.
ReplyDeleteyes! you are right. our only hope is new generations with high moral values
DeleteI agree with you. Teachers shouldn't "poison" young brains. We had many examples of this recently especially in high schools.Teachers should just provide the information about the subject which is concerned in an unbiassed manner and just let students judge the concerned subject by themselves. This will also advance their critical thinking skills which is a life-long advantage we can give them.It is more like forming a life-long habit formation for them but I think it will create all the things that you mentioned above suc as peace,happines and morality.
ReplyDeleteGreat Selin! Hopefully! grateful thanks
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