For one to listen, one only needs to lend an ear, but for one to understand, an open mind is essential. As Stephen R. Covey stated, most people do not listen with the intention to understand the other. In fact, most listen for the sake of being heard themselves, hence their intentions of replying. As
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Only A Single Night Shelter At Your House
Warsan Shire, a British – Somali poet in her poem ‘Home’ states that “You have to understand, that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land”. I’m hesitating to say that I understand what the refugees are passing through. This is due to the fact that I
Only A Single Night Shelter At Your House
Warsan Shire, a British – Somali poet in her poem ‘Home’ states that “You have to understand, that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land”. I’m hesitating to say that I understand what the refugees are passing through. This is due to the fact that I
Imaginary Speaking Point Earner
“Most people don’t listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” – Stephen R. Covey. I think it occurs most of the time that we listen so that we can say something back. It is like we reply others because being quite to us means that we don’t have any
Schools Of Contemporary Interest
A school according to Merriam-Webster is an organization that provides instruction and it is a source of knowledge. Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary put forward three definitions of prison; · A building where criminals are forced to live as a punishment. · The system of keeping people in prisons. · A situation or relationship from which
The Value of Education
Victor Hugo said, “He who opens a school door closes a prison.” This simple statement resonates with depth and complexity. Was the author simply alluding to the obvious fact that a good education opens the prison door of poverty leading to prosperity? Did he mean that education is a gateway that offers freedom from the
Say Yes to Education, Say No to Incarceration
“He opens a school door, closes a prison.”- Victor Hugo Albert Einstein’s quote, “Education is not learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think,” is so insightful because the world’s greatest scientist and mathematician expressed a strategic message that exemplifies the importance of obtaining information. He wanted to make sure students can
Avoid a Crime: Educate a Mind
When Victor Hugo said, “He who opens a school door, closes a prison,” he probably meant one important thing: Ignorance is not bliss. For years, convicts have been condemned for their acts, if not for the strength of the provided pieces of evidence against them —or both. No convict has ever been seriously condemned for
I Am You
“Most people don’t listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” –Stephen R. Covey All my life, I’ve been told I’m a good listener. From a young age, friends would seek me out for advice, to vent about their problems, to just talk. As I’ve grown older, I found that
Is Education A Right Or A Privilege?
The fact that education might be a right or might be a privilege is a very pertinent topic I think we should talk about. This topic is really debatable due to the fact that opinions vary depending on people’s vision of the word education, some people are for the fact that education it is a
Covey’s Void
”Wise men listen before they speak; what they say then becomes persuasive”. This proverbial quotation seems to indicate that it pays more to be silent than it does to be talking. Indeed, the fact that we have two ears and one mouth may well mean we were fashioned to do more listening and less talking.
Everyone Is A Prisoner!
What crossed your mind when you saw this title? Chains? Gates? Locks, bolts, and keys? Armed men standing at the door? Prison inmates stinking and looking at you, wishing you would pass them your plate of poorly cooked beans and say you’re too sick to eat it? Or the writ of another philosopher? I do
Listening To Listening and Other Voices
If people don’t listen to you, could it be because you have nothing interesting to say? “Most people don’t listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply” says Stephen R. Covey in his bestseller book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”. Listening, according to Covey, can be reflective (done
School- The refuge from the annihilation of prison walls
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” – Victor Hugo. Ignorance and illiteracy are the biggest nemesis to mankind, that pave the way for many social evils. The statement by Victor Hugo is a thought provoking one and arrests the mind into critically evaluating it. The statement is open to many interpretations, which
Being taught to be lesser: education, inequality, and society
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” – Victor Hugo. It’s hard, on first appearances, to pick a fight with Victor Hugo’s pronouncement on the power of education. The novelist advances an apparently simple idea about the role education plays in seeking the good life and avoiding one of the worst of all
The Unravelling Thread
The first thing that comes to my mind when I think about injustice is crime shows on Netflix. They usually deal with the very personal crimes of people driven by greed, jealousy, fear or obsession. And of course there is always the hero of the show, who is willing to go outside protocol and convention
A Haunting, Elusive Justice
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE CONTENTS OF THIS ARTICLE MAY NOT BE SUITABLE TO A YOUNGER AUDIENCE. “INJUSTICE ANYWHERE IS A THREAT TO JUSTICE EVERYWHERE.” Martin Luther King Jr. “The rape was happened on a Friday night in February 2008. […] Where he came back home intoxicated [and] physically assaulted me over a period
An Open Letter to You, Timeless
Dear fellow educators of anywhere and anytime in the world, “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” So Victor Hugo uttered. Unless, that is, if you are opening a door for the world’s next big bad wolves, or in this case, for the big bad monetary wolves. That, painfully, would have you open
Sacrifice
Every creature cares for their young, it is a natural instinct to shield and keep alive offspring. To each his own – the birds build nests for their eggs or chicks, provide for them till they are able to fly on their own; the lioness protects her cubs, keeps them safe from her pride and
Fortunate Son
I was born fortunate; fortunate that my city, state, and country were safe, that my parents were educated and employed, that my friends and I could spend as much time as we wanted idling and running and playing and thinking and rebelling without any repercussions besides our parents getting annoyed. I was fortunate that my