"The emphasis on intellectual capital has prompted many countries to see the role of schools primarily as preparing students to be knowledge workers who will enhance the country's economic competitiveness... the danger is for educators (and their students) to see education merely as a stepping stone to extrinsic rewards in life, overlooking its role in students' moral and intellectual development. The modern world promises much in terms of material enjoyment and technological progress, but it leaves us none the wiser in how to live the good life. It is for such reasons that we may need to turn back to the past, and to the guidance of the greatest teachers of mankind in particular, to rediscover the deeper and nobler truths about our humanity."
Classical Traditions of Education: Socrates and Confucius, Charlene Tan and Benjamin Wong.
We are in the age of 1984 meets Brave New World.
Just taking a break from work to tell you how much I love AED 105. Learning from philosophers like Socrates and Plato and looking at the education system in a different light. I can see myself doing this longterm. Mmm yes. Just take me out from Geography and give me Literature thank you. Good day.