A quick update on my personal life: I've resigned from my position in KalGen, had a week break of any activity, then started my 6-week English preparation class in IALF, Kuningan. It's part of the Australian Development Scholarship scheme that I'm participating in, and this is the second week of my study there. So far it's been great experience, I think I'll write about it next time. So, back to the top, where does the quote came from? It belongs to Sir Ken Robinson, an British prominent figure in education. Below is his TED talk video back in 2006. It's about 20 minutes, but it will definitely worth your time!
In the video, Ken Robinson argues about the importance of creativity, how our school system is killing it, and why it is important to change this. Some other highlights from his talk: - We stigmatize 'being wrong' to such extent that it hinders our creativity, especially when we become adult. - There are many sides to intelligence, but sadly the school system only recognizes one type and downplays the rest. - At its current state, the 'real' output of our education system is college professors. There is nothing wrong with college professors, only that we mustn't forget that there are many other equally important jobs out there, the kind which had been neglected by our system. He tells a bunch of good stories along the way, just watch it yourself!
"If a man speaks his mind in the forest and no woman hears him, is he still wrong?" Sir Ken Robinson
For today's post, I'd like to share my thoughts about education. Every time the word 'education' is mentioned, more often than not the word 'school' will pop up inside our head. Yes, it's true that the two are highly related; school is an institution where formal education takes place. People often mistaken this kind of education as the only kind of education. The word 'education' is derived from the Latin word ēducātiō, which means "a breeding, a bringing up, a rearing". From this, we can say that education does not just talk about the transfer of knowledge from 1 person to another, but also about transformation of a person into a better person, to attain his / her full potential. Although we spent a great deal of our time at school (1 year kindergarten, 6 years elementary school, 3 years junior high school, 3 years high school, 4 years university), not in our wildest dream we can think of achieving our fullest potential just from those. There are so many things to learn in this world, and our potential are virtually limitless*. So, basically what I'm trying to say is, never give up on education, even after you've finished school. Take a course, read a book, attend a seminar, talk to your friends, find yourself a mentor, travel to places you've never even heard of, the list goes on and on. The moment you think you've had enough of education, is the moment you've stopped growing as a human being. Do not be afraid, we are on this journey together. Until next time, cheers! *limited only by yourself and certain laws of nature (gravity, thermodynamics, etc)
