For the last few years, education for me has been less about academics, and more about inspiration. I think after a while in the education system, there needs to be a safe transition from simply educating students for academic achievement to inspiring people that are passionate about making an impact in society.
1. After a while, we can learn by ourselves. We can pick up a book, read and understand. We don’t need teachers to teach, we need them to inspire us. I know this because during my college years, we had this teacher who never taught us anything. He’ll sit there and talk about the world the whole day. Just the way he talked about it made you want to know for yourself. So you’ll go home and research, read, study, analyse and criticise so you can have something to say to him. I got my highest grade on this course. 2. Trying to just get the grades is limiting. You don’t explore because you tailor your education towards achievement and sometimes, the teacher, rather than learning and truly seeing what we can do. In my case, I spent the whole two years trying to please the teacher and understand how she marks and grades us. I got a C overall on the course. It was a nightmare. I wasn’t learning psychology, I was learning how to please her. 3. Our teachers believing in us is probably our best bet for success, not only in education but in our lives. My music technology teacher is the greatest of all time. When I went to his classes, he never spoke to me like I couldn’t do something or understand production or read music. Trust me, I was insecure about my music tech skills because I only had performance and live training. I didn’t just learn music technology and production, I learnt about myself. That I could extend and stretch myself. I got top marks for all my productions but my theory sucked. And he didn’t even mind or put pressure of me as long as I could understand it and do it. Thank you Mr. Hurst for always believing in me because you gave me that attitude like I can do anything. 4. No one inspires or motivates you at university. Welcome to a life of depression and anxiety and uncertainty. This is where you come to lose your dreams and then find it again. No, but really, welcome to hell. Temi F
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