Comments on: Mindset Mastery 10 – What Is Education, Anyway?

By: Jazz Salinger

Jazz Salinger — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:22:09 +0000

Hi Elly,

I think it would be awesome if every child could be guaranteed access to a great education. I think it would give them a much better basis to be successful in life.

There are some parents who just don’t understand the value of an education for their child. I think often times they didn’t enjoy school or didn’t do well and so it rubs off on the child. It’s definitely frustrating.
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By: Elly

Elly — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:43:51 +0000

Dean

I don’t know if you will ever see this comment but for the sake of it I think your thoughts on education are so true.

Children are so impressive and they really do have that monkey see monkey do mentality, they always watch what you do.

Many adults still don’t get this!
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By: Elly

Elly — Sun, 18 Jul 2010 06:32:53 +0000

“It’s easy for us to take education for granted in Australia where education is free”.
I absolutely agree Lina.

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:18:27 +0000

I believe basic education is important. From there, I think that our school systems do not prepare our children for success. Many teachers prejudge some of their students and fail them miserably by refusing to give them the simplest of things, belief. It is difficult for a child to believe in themselves if no one else does. Belief is empowering, lack of it brings an emptiness ever yearning to be fulfilled.

By: Elly

Elly — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 11:07:50 +0000

Hi Sean

Well you really got a good debate started here!

Education, formal or otherwise is a huge debate. I am all for a good solid education while growing up and having been to a few poverty stricken countries now, I feel great gratitude for my schooling. Being literate has given me choice. One of my joys is providng funds for education to children in India and Indonesia, and these children love going to school.

Lina’s reply has very good points about the pro’s of a good education.

Having been a teacher in the past, I can honestly say one of the biggest impediments to a child’s school learning was the attitude of their parents towards education. I found that most children can only go as high as their parents own expectations around education. Too often, nowhere near enough reading was done with and to the child in their formative years, and way too much television watching and/or computer games.

We are so fortunate to have free education in this country and have the best of both worlds. Basic learning at school and life learning when we leave. Who is to say we have to know it all at 18? Education is an ongoing process.

As Bill Gates said in one of his great speeches… “If you can read this, thank a teacher!”

Blessings
Elly
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