Education is considered the great equalizer. Armed with a good education, a person can achieve anything. In practical terms, an educated person is 3.5 times less likely to be incarcerated than their uneducated peers, making education a significant determining factor in the likelihood to offend and be imprisoned. Opening schools then should, as Victor Hugo
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On the Perils of Listening Like a Debater
As a recent graduate, when I reflect on the time I spent at university, it is striking how the pieces of knowledge and experiences that I consider the most impactful are rarely those that occurred in the classroom. Certainly, I did gain several technical skills and background understandings that should, one hopes, serve me well
Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
Injustice is defined as the absence of fairness in human interactions. Injustice, wherever it is perpetrated leads to unmerited outcomes and untold suffering to the victims of unfair treatment. There are several causes of injustice today. First, sheer malice is probably the most predominant cause of unfairness and prejudice all over the world. Most of
He Who Opens A Door, Closes A Prison – Victor Hugo
In this paper I will be discussing Victor Hugo’s “He Who Opens A School Door, Closes A Prison”. I will be discussing what I think the meaning of this saying is, as well as whether or not I agree or disagree with this meaning. To me, Victor’s quote “He Opens A School Door, Closes A
The lost art of listening
There was a story I heard about a decision of a soldier caused by misunderstanding the order. The general told the soldier “Kill him NOT, leave him” – the stress was on “NOT”. The soldier was ordered to set the prisoner free. But to the misfortune of the prisoner, the ears of the soldier were
The Human Network of Mutuality
In today’s society, where social media platforms are the order of the day, human beings live in a network of mutuality that is quite inescapable. The bond of socialization runs so deep, to the extent that whatever affects one individual will slowly but surely affect all individuals in the long run. This is all thanks
With the right plan in place, we can’t go wrong
Victor Hugo- “He who opens a school door, closes a prison”. The man that wrote this excerpt was true in so many ways. If seen through the eyes of a healer, a person that wants the world to heal and fuse itself back together with the strength of Zeus. Yes, it starts at the school.
Liberty in America
What is the social climate of the United States? Some debate that it is patriotism, while others propose that it is characterized by a lack of justice for lives that are thought not to matter. This truth that was hidden to some, yet visible to specific eyes can arguably be debated as the millennials’ current
Present Day Requirements of School
The first and foremost interpretation of this quote by Victor Hugo, understanding it in simple way, is that a child who enters in the world of education learns from his own surrounding and nourishes his mind properly, either to lead an excellent practical life or for the development of his strong character in social life
The paradox of our time
Remember that one time you were talking to someone and all along this person was either just scrolling through their phone or constantly interrupting you because something you said ‘just reminded’ them of something else? Or when something upsets you and you are telling your friend about it, but even before you are done, they
Educate The World
All around the world the education system is letting kids down. It is no secret that many developing countries are far behind when it comes to educating their youth. Though not many people realize that the United States, supposedly one of the greatest countries, where education is considered a human right, is severely lacking when
Impart education – Uplift societies, rejuvenate nations
Imagine this, about 775M1people in this world are uneducated. Another 152M1 children are following the dreadful footsteps towards becoming illiterate. Considering today’s world population of 7.4B, a staggering 12% people are either illiterate or are deprived of education. This is disturbing data, for education is the single most force which can bring a meaningful and
Schools Vs Prison = An Inversely Proportional Relationship?
“He who opens a school door closes a prison” – Victor Hugo That’s the whole point! The world tends to interpret ‘open new schools’ as ‘build new schools’. Currently in the world, there is on average one school for every one thousand children, with possibly more micro schools. So, that’s 7,000,000 schools for 7
Please, pay attention!
Please, pay attention! At six, I kept a sharp-outlook. I was always trim and smart, and I often answered most of the questions in my class, but I was not learning; I was only listening to reply, and not paying attention to understanding. “What is the square root of forty-nine?” “Seven…?” I answered Mrs. Johnson
School develops and nurtures character
“He who opens a school door, closes a prison.” – Victor Hugo For any society to record progress, the need to harness the human resources within its fold becomes inevitable. To achieve the end of prosperity, society must uphold the means of education and empowerment of its members. In this wise, Victor Hugo’s maxim is
Are you really listening?
Communication is a very sensitive and diverse topic as people from all walks of life have different ideas of how to communicate and some of these differences may be due to differences culturally, generationally or intellectually. Communication can be the first impression that an individual has of you. If you are listening with the intent
Somebody else’s children wash ashore
“you have to understand, that no one puts their children in a boat unless the water is safer than the land” Warsan Shire’s Home My mother loved me, as mothers love their daughters. She wanted nothing more than to keep me close, watch me roam the hallways of my beloved university some more, then finish
The Role of Education: To Remove Self-Ignorance.
Education is a single word in the English vocabulary that consists of all vowels put together. It has seen much advancement, as it has experienced the changes of nature and humanity over the ages. With the passage of time, mankind felt the intensity of colonisation, the pressures of livelihood, security and humanity, and therefore considered
No one
For thousands of years, emigration has been a part of the human race. From 2011 to date it is said that 20 people are displaced every minute due to wars, political, social and cultural intolerance or poverty. The recent refugee crisis in Europe and some parts of the Middle East saw the rise of tension
Locked In Prisons Of Our Own Design?
While urging one of my students to stop procrastinating on her English assignment, I noted, “Better to give me something rather than nothing, even if it’s not perfect.” In response, the high school senior confided, “But this is what I think. If I can control the outcome, I might as well do all I can