“Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school.” – Albert Einstein
Education is not just about the subjects that are learnt and taught in school. Becoming educated is not restricted to being in school and then in college or gathering certificates. It is a lifelong exercise that can be unbelievably exciting.
Education is not only life but has the power to alter the lives around it. It can shape the mind and personality of a person for better. Along with the knowledge of the world, education also helps people differentiate between right and wrong, and good and bad. Education not only polishes the mind, but also makes a person empathetic and aware of the problems of the world. This knowledge then propels him to find the right solutions to the problems and make the world a better place.
This education is however provided to the students through a medium, this being schools and teachers. We need ensure that we are on the same page: children, teachers and parents have to understand that education is not restricted to lessons taught in the classroom from text books. Parents and teachers must encourage children to ask as many questions as they can. For it is in wanting to know that will result in actually getting to know. For this reason alone, it is extremely important that schools are of high quality and teachers are open minded with great visions.
“Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand. “ – Albert Einstein
The thirst for knowledge is not restricted to the child. It is also essential for a parent and a teacher to keep adding to their own knowledge bank by keeping their eyes and ears open and by reading as much as possible and ensuring that children develop these habits as well.
