What is IT all About?
Perhaps it is Christmas, or my age, or the fact that we have had lots of wonderful times exploring Japan with my son over the break but it is that time of the year when I find myself asking those big questions of life and particularly about education. Is education really about getting into that top college? Is it about graduating #1 in the class so that you can go on to become rich and/or famous as you go through this world? Or is it about discovering Wright's Law about the universe and what it means to be truly human?
How do we help our student's find that pathway that will lead to the love that Mr. Wright teaches through his physics class and through the modeling he does with his family? How do we instill both the love of learning and the love of helping make the world a better place through reaching out to others in need of kindness? It would be a good use of your time and the time of your son to watch this video clip sometime over the holiday and to take some time to discuss it. How do we teach those things that really matter while, at the same time, instilling a passion for learning and not for just enduring homework or for figuring out how to get good grades?
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