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What exactly is education? Information? Indoctrination? It is knowledge? It is freedom. |
Ki and Education The Art of Thought The concept of education is a challenge. It should not be a platform for the furthering of our own unrealized desires, nor an attempt to create little clones to perpetuate our own little misguided contemplations, and yet, sadly, both are realities. The legitimate objective of education is to offer what we have learned in our own lives and give the student the opportunity to find their own way, which unfortunately includes the possibilities of failure and disappointment. It is Margaret Meade who is credited with what I believe to be the fundamental intent of education, that being “Children must be taught how to think, not what to think” which is something of a conundrum since the presupposition is that those who possess this obligation have the responsibility and ability to not only comprehend the differences but to implement them. A challenge indeed. At some point we all have to accept responsibility for our own thoughts and actions, even though the argument can be made that we were never in control to begin with. The true beginning of reason and truth begins when we come to this conclusion. If we fool ourselves into some manufactured fantasy we are indeed fools, and can only achieve wisdom when we understand exactly who and what we are. Knowledge is the two-sided sword that defines us and creates our acceptance or denial of reality. ******************************** ideas as we battle on the field of ideas, there can be no outcome but victory. when we lose we learn, and when we win, we teach ~ ki ~ ********************** education education is not a book but the words held within words have meaning, they are powerful, they will change your life they are the greatest of tools, and the most formidable of weapons the words we speak, and the words our children hear it is only you that can decide how they are used education is not an exam but an examination of the world and the life that surrounds us all a journey of discovery to experience all of the wonders the reality of the whys, the what is and the how could that be? to the contemplation of the what ifs and what could be, the what should be education is not about the teachers but about the teachings what is necessary to become that which we were meant to be happy in heart, comfortable in mind, peaceful in soul always questing, always searching, always listening, always learning never forgetting that others are following a similar path education will never be just about knowledge but about understanding and wisdom the ability to contemplate an infinite universe and a finite lifetime to discern the meanings of right and wrong and love and hate and create a philosophy that allows us all to live together with integrity, compassion, empathy, character and honor ~ ki ~ ********************** ignorance there is much to learn from ignorance ~ ki ~ *********************** children we become what we experience the children are for the future we are but from the past the present is the legacy teach them well and allow them to grow there is no tomorrow there may be no second chances it is your mission to make their world one of discovery and wonder and not one of isolation and secrecy and fear their future is in your hands and in their minds the call of the child is profound do not accept your task lightly show them a world where they can play a part where joy is a fundamental where happiness is a reality help them find a world where they can find peace be careful, they are fragile do not break them the future is in your hands, choose well or we will all be sorry, and pay the price ~ ki ~ ***************************** learning the great conversation is learning as we speak we teach as we listen we learn let your soul speak, as your mind listens ~ ki ~ ************************* thirst you can lead a man to the font of knowledge but it is not possible to make him drink it is always the individual that must thirst in order for him to begin to think ~ ki ~ *********************** lies it does not matter how often you repeat a lie it will never become a truth ~ ki ~ *********************** flame the best teacher does not tell the child what to learn they simply fill them with the desire to learn they spark the flame and then stand back and watch the fire burn ~ ki ~ ************************* offer ignorance is the greatest teacher life has to offer ~ ki ~ ***************** thoughtless if you see that everyone thinks the same it is only because no one is thinking at all ~ ki ~ ******************* the haters as you hate the haters do you not realize that you have become the very thing that you despise? ~ ki ~ ************************ logic logic will help you to discover how to find things you understand imagination will show you things that you never knew existed ~ ki ~ ******************** perception truth is perception is not ~ ki ~ ********************** often the impossible is possible it is often just a matter of time ~ ki ~ *********************** deep you cannot legislate peace a vote will not make it a reality it can only happen when a decision is made deep within the recesses of your very soul to reject the concepts of hatred and fear that exist beside us all ~ ki ~ ****************** key there are an infinite number of answers to an unlimited number of questions the key is to ask an honest question and receive your answer with a mind open to possibilities ~ ki ~ ******************* power a true warrior can die and yet he will never lose a power of a single word can bring an army to its knees the influence of a single thought can change the course of history the abililty to think gives one the capacity to live ~ ki ~ ********************* To sample all of the available 'thoughts' of Ki you can find them here:
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