What our education system lacks is the strong desire to learn. The girls of Sola who are "grabbing at oppurtunity" are different from careless others that take the opportunity of going to school for granted. To be fair, I do too. But if we could all try a little harder to be passionate, and care enough to try, the world would be a new place.
"Nothing great was every achieved without enthusiasm" -Emerson
If we could "simply" learn to be enthusiastic, it'd be so different. But I find that a little ironic. We have to learn enthusiasm to learn. I don't know if that makes sense, but you get the idea. I hope... Anyway, I think the lack of enthusiasm starts with not thinking we need an education. For our parents generation, no education meant no job, meaning no money, meaning no food/housing, meaning a miserable life. That doesn't seem so true for our generation. At least, we pretend it isn't.
Sometimes the issue isn't being enthusiastic, sometimes the issue is being overly-enthusiastic. Have you ever had a teacher that are so passionate and smart in their area that they can't dumb it down enough for you to learn it?
But if we could just learn to work together, the problem would be on it's way to a solution. We need teachers that gain a student's respect, and know how to teach on their level of understanding. We need students who are willing to listen, and be enthusiastic about learning new things.
So today's challenge? Learn something new, and be enthusiastic about it.
hint- ted.com is a collaboration of genius people and their ideas and makes it really fun and interesting to learn.
-Jannallred
