We must agree to give more importance to education than just earning money. We mean, what about those of us who don’t see “the Money only” as our primary motivator? What about art and music and the love of nature? What about creativity and ethics? Doesn’t education have some inherent value apart from future earning
Month: November 2012
“If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart.” – Nelson Mandela
The enduring advancement in scientific innovation and the irresistible potentialities of technology are transforming how we acquire and share knowledge, our understanding of what constitutes educational materials, and the key learning skills we will need to be successful learners. Yesterday, there were no books. Today, books fill libraries and house vast knowledge. What tomorrow holds
In the future, people will cease to own books
Why do people read books? People read books for so many reasons but essentially, books are read for either knowledge or entertainment. As long as the saying, ‘learning never ends’ holds, then people will always read to know. The prediction that people may cease to own books in the future does not necessarily indicate that
Understanding the words for the heart
“Gaining knowledge through education is not a great issue to bother with if the language isn’t a barrier”. This is a deep belief of every parent in bringing up their child as an educated person. That’s why a child gifted with languages studies from an early age. Most of the knowledge spread today remains only
Books Are Here To Stay
The world is evolving really fast in various aspects. Radical trends in technology, culture, fashion, transport, civilization, modes of communication-just to mention a few-are very incredible. All the same, they are worth endorsing and appreciating. I was reading the best selling novel ‘The Digital Dead’ in my bedroom a couple of weeks ago. Although I
The Future of Books. Either Ways!
Introduction: The development stops here To impart knowledge, in the long ago past, Homo sapiens established some strokes, and later, combined them into readable letters, and, this not being enough, at some point in time, they began to inscribe the words on stone, temple walls, tombs, and so on. The development grows bigger until an
The New Page of Future
“So many books, so little time.” – Frank Zappa Books are life of every people, life of past and future and life of the whole world. Without books, people will have hard time to share knowledge, to share experience and to share life. In fact, in world history, books became the weapon of authors to
A world without printed books – what good and evil may come from this?
When an individual happens to read and contemplate upon this statement, I’m pretty sure that a kind of “creepy sensation” spontaneously germinates in his/her mind. In fact, this statement itself seems a metaphorically thought-provoking and truth-oriented prediction having both positive and negative far-reaching consequences. We have acknowledged that education is one of the backbones of
In The Future, People Will Cease to Hold Books
To start with, a 2003 survey conducted by a company called the Jenkins Group produced some statistics which have been quoted in books, blog posts and newspaper articles, stating that “One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest of their lives, 42 percent of college graduates never read another book after
Do not speak in vernacular
“Do not speak in vernacular”. That was my first challenge in my first year of secondary school. My joy knew no bound as I was admitted into secondary school at a very tender age compared to my colleagues then. I was the local champion in my primary and I had boasted that I would be
Education Devoid of Values Makes Man a Cleverer Devil
Education is the system of formal teaching and learning. It is the acquisition of basic knowledge, skills and developing the body and mind while values are rather mental discipline, social efficiency and realization of standards considered worthwhile. One needs not be told that education fetches one power, admiration and respect. In the world today, one
Touch Their Hearts, Make Them Love Learning
It made a very deep impression on me when I first came across the quote from Nelson Mandela, “If you talk to a man in a language he understand, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart”. Implied in Mandela’s quote were my teaching experiences
The future of books
There is a peddled belief that suggests, “In the future people will cease to own books.” Some go further to state that in the next generation, there will be no physical books but rather digital content since the ageing demographic would be gone with their preferences. I suggest we should clap to that. Earlier this
Towards a progressive society
Education is often described as the ‘development of character and mental powers’ (The concise Oxford dictionary, 1976) and its power to liberate the emotion and intellectual condition of people is well captured by T.S. Eliot’s quote when he says that education can be used as a tool for us to break free from the “intellectual
In The Future, People Will Cease To Own Books
A book can simply be defined as a set of written, printed, or blank pages, fastened along one side and encased between protective covers. Books are essential for learning processes and other purposes. The idea of people ceasing to own books in the future is in essence not possible due to people’s high preference to
“Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil”. – C.S Lewis
It is only possible to form a judgement about the accuracy of this statement after having formed another: that of what is meant by the term ‘education’. From the nature of the quote, in which C.S Lewis states that people who have received an education without acquiring values often then exploit their education disreputably, it
If everyone were able to speak English, what would happen to all the other languages?
The great Nelson Mandela once said, “education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”. Undeniably education has allowed the world to become a better place and it also opens the door for one to overcome the poverty barrier. I live in Durban South Africa. My ancestors settled here from
Our Antiquated Word Containers
‘B-o-o-k-s’, I spell out to my child as he inputs text into a search engine. ‘Just like in e-books, but without the e ‘. The year is 2037, 25 years from now and the global publishing scene has evolved. While it might be unrealistic that my then 18 year old, would not be able to
If Everyone Were Able to Speak English, What Would Happen to the Other Languages?
Imagine 20 years from now. English is the universal language. Travelling to Europe, Asia, Africa, South America is a piece of cake. English is spoken everywhere. By everyone. No more talking with your hands or having to point at objects to make yourself understood. No need to carry a pocket dictionary. No more fumbling around
‘Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil’. – C.S Lewis
In order to fully evaluate this statement, it is necessary to break it down to its core elements. Education, by itself, provides many benefits. It is easy to see that without education, the opportunities available to you in life are limited and that there is a correlation between the standard of education and one’s standing