My Educational Philsophy
Who has shaped my educational philosophy
"Learn to Love, Love to Learn"
1. My respectable teachers : Ms. Ahn, Ms. Maureen Cameron, and many others
2. My students : their shining eyes
3. People who are pursuing their dreams
My dream to become a teacher began when I was a young child. I was lucky enough to meet a lot of inspirational teachers. One of them is Ms. Maureen Cameron, the principal of Horseshoe Bay Christian School in West Vancouver, Canada, who passed away in 2006. For more than 40 years, she had served as a teacher, a principal under the consistent educational philosophy, "Learn to Love, Love to Learn". I was deeply inspired by her generosity and keen sensitivity to everyone around her who needed help and support. Since then, her legacy of educational philosophy has lived in me and I feel greatly honored to follow the footstep of a great teacher.
"Learn to Love, Love to Learn"
1. My respectable teachers : Ms. Ahn, Ms. Maureen Cameron, and many others
2. My students : their shining eyes
3. People who are pursuing their dreams
My dream to become a teacher began when I was a young child. I was lucky enough to meet a lot of inspirational teachers. One of them is Ms. Maureen Cameron, the principal of Horseshoe Bay Christian School in West Vancouver, Canada, who passed away in 2006. For more than 40 years, she had served as a teacher, a principal under the consistent educational philosophy, "Learn to Love, Love to Learn". I was deeply inspired by her generosity and keen sensitivity to everyone around her who needed help and support. Since then, her legacy of educational philosophy has lived in me and I feel greatly honored to follow the footstep of a great teacher.
I'd love to share this wonderful video by Benjamin Zandor at the TED conference.
He talks about the power of music but he wonderfully covers all life-related topics.
As an educator, I always think of the importance of what we say. Here's part of his talk.
"So now, I have one last thought, which is that it really makes a difference what we say -- the words that come out of our mouth.
I learned this from a woman who survived Auschwitz, one of the rare survivors. She went to Auschwitz when she was 15 years old, and her brother was eight, and the parents were lost.
And she told me this, she said, "We were in the train going to Auschwitz, and I looked down and saw my brother's shoes were missing. And I said, 'Why are you so stupid, can't you keep your things together for goodness' sake?' " The way an elder sister might speak to a younger brother. Unfortunately, it was the last thing she ever said to him, because she never saw him again. He did not survive. And so when she came out of Auschwitz, she made a vow. She told me this. She said, "I walked out of Auschwitz into life and I made a vow. And the vow was, I will never say anything that couldn't stand as the last thing I ever say." Now, can we do that?"
He talks about the power of music but he wonderfully covers all life-related topics.
As an educator, I always think of the importance of what we say. Here's part of his talk.
"So now, I have one last thought, which is that it really makes a difference what we say -- the words that come out of our mouth.
I learned this from a woman who survived Auschwitz, one of the rare survivors. She went to Auschwitz when she was 15 years old, and her brother was eight, and the parents were lost.
And she told me this, she said, "We were in the train going to Auschwitz, and I looked down and saw my brother's shoes were missing. And I said, 'Why are you so stupid, can't you keep your things together for goodness' sake?' " The way an elder sister might speak to a younger brother. Unfortunately, it was the last thing she ever said to him, because she never saw him again. He did not survive. And so when she came out of Auschwitz, she made a vow. She told me this. She said, "I walked out of Auschwitz into life and I made a vow. And the vow was, I will never say anything that couldn't stand as the last thing I ever say." Now, can we do that?"
(*The above photo of Benjamin Zander is from http://www.ted.com/speakers/benjamin_zander . The video above is from www.ted.com.)