Untold volumes have been spoken & written on the true value and purpose of education. What aspects however, can we as educator really offer to those whose mental and physical development have been charged
to us? In my personal opinion here are nine fundamental aspects of basic education and the contribution that we as educators can potentially make in each. Stress and anxiety form an ever-growing portion of our lives no matter what stage or level we may occupy any give moment.
Learning to manage our hopes, fears, concerns and other anxieties is fundamental to our mental & physical health. Risk & opportunity management allow us to gage and act on those aspects which most affect our lives. In any orderly society its function & success ultimately lies in the regulations and rules it imposes. It also relies heavily on members of society accepting & abiding by those rules and regulations. Without this structure, anarchy and chaos soon result. As educators we should strive instill those values in our learners that promote respect for and acceptance of society rules, regulations, restrictions prohibitions and limits. Hopefully, as we ourselves do. We all make errors. The wise correct and learn from them as well. The quality of life in a society largely depends on the willingness of it's people to contribute individually towards benefit of the greater number. Self-centered pleasure-seeking might sound good at first glance but it's overall effect soon negates much of its promised benefits. As the members of a society unit in working towards a common good or common goal, that society will prosper or falter for lack of such co-operative efforts.
True educators can instill value and benefit of cooperative effort into their learners in a variety of ways, means, activities and tasks.
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