How to educate? Maybe we can change to another saying---how to help people pass the life-long tests? When we are children answer to it is easy, just get a high score in every test. But when people growing up, the situation become complex. How to define "the high score", a promotion or a happy life? And this criticism also turn back to the score that got in our school period. So what is a good teacher? we always get a unsaticfied feedback.
And how to be a good teacher? When I saw the film "the history boys", the question was knocking at me all the time. Frankly, I was suffering about that. Reasonaly, I know Irwin is better. If I was a headmaster, obviously, I will pick up the later, who is wise, knowing the test rules, handsome and easy-understood. As one of his students said, they know well what should to do in his class. But in some sense I like Hector more, even he was a homesexual. He is a deeper person who broke the ethnicl rule between students and teachers, he teach his boys to be a human being by dramtic practise(such as music, poems, fictions), he set an account for everybody and let them to be a shareholder in litertry world. Some day these boy are very old and memory what happen to them, Hector will be their spirit mentor, like "my capital". So those boys in that drama are so lucky ,they had the combination of two different teach-philosophy. In reality we need to balance what we should do for the long term and the shorter term.
At the students' position, to feel themselves or to obey others place them in a dilemma. It is a question that have not an easy and right answer. That always relay on why they need education and what they want in their life. The need always varies, so it is hard if make them decided their own choice. So for a peurile child listen to others is easier and less suffering. And for a strong self-awareness child, he/she may hope to hold themsleves. Basicly, there is a process, so different children have different stage which need are different,even who are same age.
So understanding is the most important things. Before complaining, teachers have to know the difference between each student,and student have to learn know more about themsleves to decide what is suitable, that is not that someone else say right or wrong but that they feel. If ruin a clock isnt happy to you, dont do that even your parents think it as a sign of brightness.
Hold the power of doing something , but dont forget another right of not doing something. To teach people know how to make a choice.
That's all I learned from several films, good will hunting, dead poets society, the history boys.
I have an opinion that every work, article, film, speech and so on, has its own independent life, which will meet a right person at a right time at last. So if a famous work can't interest you, be patient, oneday you will find it.
The traffic problem coming tomorrow seem to be many probabilities. This afternoon I was very worried about the weather and really hated its cold.
Then I remind myself: shut the bad mood, and turn back to what you should do. Ok , let's open the "book" and read something great.
One of hundred greatest speechs is "I have a dream" from Dr. Martin Luther King. To be honest, I have read it at least three times, but no any sense about it. Just a famous speech.
But this time, a magic happened. Listening to the slow voice from Martin Luther I feel an excited heroic spirit. So powerful. One sentance by a sentance, tear fell down before I notice. Dr. Martin said :This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug ofgradualism. And what he want is total equality for different color citizen. He has a dream and he also have strong belief, which based the Independent Declaimation's promise of "unalienable Rights" of "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
He knew they,Negros get a black check be marked "insufficient funds." But he refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt and refuse to believe that the bank of justice is bankrupt.
So because of their belife, they ask to cash the check. And he point out that right way for geting right result should insist. He said,In the process of gaining our rightful place, we must not be guilty of wrongful deeds. Let us not seek to satisfy our thirst for freedom by drinking from the cup of bitterness and hatred. "we must rise to the majestic heights of meeting physical force with soul force."
And "With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope.
With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood.
With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together,to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day. "
That's the power of word's rhythm. Amazing and enjoyful.
About the freedom, I have to share about another studywork, the film-The Shawshank Redemption, whick I has known for a long time but not yet watch because of my misunderstanding of war film. Absolutely, it is a shining film. In some sense the famous TV show break prison follow it ten year later.
Every minute we suffered is the hardest time for nowday and the most insignificant thing after you overcome. Maybe anybody dont really own their fates, just busy living or busy dying, two choice for life to the same termination. But at the long trip if you own something by your heart, nobody can rape if from you, like hope.
Share with you, my friend. Keep your dream and hope always, be peaceful, and pass by.
