EDUCATION- REACHING INTO THE INNOCENT MIND

EDUCATION- REACHING INTO THE INNOCENT MIND
Education is a process where in we reach into the untouched mind of the person being educated. The educator starts with something that he wants to share, something that he has seen, something that he has grasped about the world. He is thus passionate to show the world what he has seen as a personal vision. That is the way he expresses himself-in education.

Now, this process requires a kind of patience, with respect to the people at large because people as a rule do not know much about the world. Why? This is because normally a person is not given much exposure to great literature, and a proper understanding of the deep concepts of science and history.

Yet, these concepts and the joy to be had from literature is not the exclusive property of a few. In principle anybody can be educated if the educator knows the subject first hand. This demands that the teacher first learn the subject and also be willing to accept the context of the world, the fact that people at large are ignorant. Then he must strive to reach the innocent, uncorrupted mind within the person being educated. That is the power that an educator holds, in principle and potentially. He can really transform an individual over a period of time. But this requires that he break his content into manageable, easily graspable parts.
The 4 core subjects are history, science, math and literature. Any subject can be taught if this process is carried out, and realized in practice. The satisfaction is the light that the teacher sees in the student. That light of understanding is the kick he gets in teaching. That is the power specifically.