"LIVE AS IF YOU WERE TO DIE TOMORROW. LEARN AS IF YOU WERE TO LIVE FOREVER." -GANDHI
In light of the Mayan end of the word belief, which I do not embrace, I decided to incorporate this concept and relate it to learning. We have but one life to live and a single opportunity to make the most of every waking moment. In order for us to truly enjoy life we must continuously learn and adapt to an ever changing world. Imagine if our knowledge did not extend past the 1st grade, how difficult would adult life be? Every year that goes on is a year of knowledge and experiences that our mind internalizes archives. The more schema within our archive, the more we know, the more we will learn, and the better off we will be.
As we approached the "so called" demise of society, I thought it would be interesting to show my students the rationale behind the Mayan thinking. They soon realized that it wasn't so much the demise, but the continuation or restarting of the astrological calendar. With this, I hope that my students were able to help others spread their knowledge of a current topic. Continue on your path to knowledge and do great things with that knowledge.
ReplyDeleteMy students were distraught at the idea that the world was ending. I shared a little bit of knowledge, and they became a little bit at ease. I did add that if the world ended on Dec 21, they should do something "good."
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