Moral? Immoral?

After I read this week’s survey question “Do you agree Noddings that force students to learn something that they are not interested is immoral?” I gave the answer “no” because that interest is a kind basis right of human being, various people have different interests in education, such as subject the students may interest in different subjects; or interest in different teachers class; or not interest studying in school. But I believe education system has been verified by many field experts and formatted through many years. Even it might fit each individual’s need or interest; it is still a necessary for each person to be equipped with basis knowledge that for each human being to know. We respect each individual interest; we allow different students can have their own thoughts; but they still need to take the basic education as their basis knowledge as a human being. When various students have different interests in school they might be forced to learn some filed knowledge that they are not interested in I will consider that as a kind necessary but not an immoral action so that I could not agree with Noddings’ measurement regard to moral area.

Aizhi

Teacher --- a Soul Educator or a Score Seeker?

This summer is a perfect one for me though I had a surgery and stayed in hospital for 20 days. I have met my best friend who I have not seen for five years after I left. We talked to each other about different situation after separation. She told me about her daughter’s education that really surprised me. This year her daughter graduated from elementary and transited to junior high school. Through exam her daughter enrolled in a famous school that makes her very happy about. She said that right now it is very popular to send some expensive gifts to the teacher. If any parents do so the teacher will give good care to the child. One of her daughter’s classmate’s parent did that the teacher always treat the child kindly, like ask him that does he need help or does he have any special needs. During the parents conference the teacher kept giving some positive information to parents even though the child did not like study at all and the mastery of knowledge was poor. This entire make that parents think their child is a outstanding one in the class so when it is time to apply junior high school they insist only applied for the best and only applied one school. After the exam when they got the child’s score they were shocked and got to know the truth because their child has no school to study. At that time they were very regret about what they have done before what have ruined their child’s life.

After I heard about this situation, I was shocked too. It is so sad to hear that a teacher only for her personal greedy then ruined a child’s life. I have never thought about as a teacher, a child soul educator had lost her professional morality and forgot a teacher’s obligation. I have to say as a teacher should not only know how to teach but also should enhance personal professional construction. I hope this kind tragedy will not happen again.

As an educator should not only seek after the students’ score but also nourish students’ spiritual. The basic duty of the teacher is teaching which include both knowledge teaching and soul guide. Teachers should care each student’s need and what they think from their heart in order to promote student’s academic achievement and even further for their future life. Just like Kessler ever stated in the book The Soul of Education, “The body of the child will not grow if it is not fed; the mind will not flourish unless it is stimulated and guided. And the spirit will suffer if it is not nurtured. A soulful education embraces diverse ways to satisfy the spiritual hunger of today’s youth. When guided to find constructive ways to express their spiritual longings, young people can find purpose in life, do better in school, strengthen ties to family and friends, and approach adult life with vitality and vision.” (Kessler 2000 Introduction X).

Reference:

Rachael Kessler (2000). The Soul of Education Copy right by Rachael Kessler Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria, Virginia USA.

Teacher --- a Soul Educator or a Score Seeker?

This summer is a perfect one for me though I had a surgery and stayed in hospital for 20 days. I have met my best friend who I have not seen for five years after I left. We talked to each other about different situation after separation. She told me about her daughter’s education that really surprised me. This year her daughter graduated from elementary and transited to junior high school. Through exam her daughter enrolled in a famous school that makes her very happy about. She said that right now it is very popular to send some expensive gifts to the teacher. If any parents do so the teacher will give good care to the child. One of her daughter’s classmate’s parent did that the teacher always treat the child kindly, like ask him that does he need help or does he have any special needs. During the parents conference the teacher kept giving some positive information to parents even though the child did not like study at all and the mastery of knowledge was poor. This entire make that parents think their child is a outstanding one in the class so when it is time to apply junior high school they insist only applied for the best and only applied one school. After the exam when they got the child’s score they were shocked and got to know the truth because their child has no school to study. At that time they were very regret about what they have done before what have ruined their child’s life.

After I heard about this situation, I was shocked too. It is so sad to hear that a teacher only for her personal greedy then ruined a child’s life. I have never thought about as a teacher, a child soul educator had lost her professional morality and forgot a teacher’s obligation. I have to say as a teacher should not only know how to teach but also should enhance personal professional construction. I hope this kind tragedy will not happen again.

As an educator should not only seek after the students’ score but also nourish students’ spiritual. The basic duty of the teacher is teaching which include both knowledge teaching and soul guide. Teachers should care each student’s need and what they think from their heart in order to promote student’s academic achievement and even further for their future life. Just like Kessler ever stated in the book The Soul of Education, “The body of the child will not grow if it is not fed; the mind will not flourish unless it is stimulated and guided. And the spirit will suffer if it is not nurtured. A soulful education embraces diverse ways to satisfy the spiritual hunger of today’s youth. When guided to find constructive ways to express their spiritual longings, young people can find purpose in life, do better in school, strengthen ties to family and friends, and approach adult life with vitality and vision.” (Kessler 2000 Introduction X).

Reference:

Rachael Kessler (2000). The Soul of Education Copy right by Rachael Kessler Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development Alexandria, Virginia USA.

Dream to Truth----Celebration of My First Blog

Since long time ago I have been dreaming to establish a blog where I can write my dairy, share my thought. Unfortunately, for many reason this dream was delayed. When I started to read course Ed 670’s syllabus last week I knew that the dream come close to become the truth. Until today I just start to build the blog to make it happening because I just get out of from the hospital, recovered from a surgery which from three weeks ago. At beginning I was worried about that I might not make it since my recovering speed was slow. But now I am very excited that I can start to make the dream become truth.

I want to say thank you very much to Professor Cindy. It is you that make my dream become truth through the class studying. And I hope I can communicate with all my peers on my own blog to discuss the class question and others beside.