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Re: George W. 'Deer in Headlights' Bush
Posted by: Matthew-Jerusalem
Date: 12/28/2008 01:43PM
I have a slight quible with the following qoute:
"A sound education, a clear and steady mind, real world experience, a moral compass, the ability to listen to and understand conflicting points of view, superior communication skills, common sense and courage are the tools a statesman needs. With the possible exception of education, none of these skills can be taught. They must be lived, learned, and earned."
It seems to me that a "sound education" actually includes a "clear and steady mind, real world experience, a moral compass, the ability to listen to and understand conflicting points of view, superior communication skills, common sense and courage" and is not something seperate and distinct from them.
Gaining real world experience, developing a moral compass, learning the ability to listen to and understand conflicting view points, and gaining communication skills are all components of what, in large measure, an education actually is.
Common sense is gained through these very things; listening to those with more experience than you and seeing the causes of and results of actions taken, both by you and by others.
Courage is developed by facing fearsome things, guided on your moral compass, and pushing through and doing what is right.
Sadly, America has bought the lie that an "education" is synonymous with herding little children into government run propaganda mills, stripped of anything even remotely resembling a "moral compass," devoid of individuality, and no place to learn the meaning of "courage."
Education begins at home, when a child sees his father take a severe hit to the family finances rather than lie on his tax returns. It begins when a child's mother sits him or her down and explains why somethings are right and somethings are wrong. It begins, in my opinion, when a child both hears and sees the truth of the God at his or her parent's knees and in their daily lives. Education begins when a child learns to love both his or her neighbors and his or her enemies. It begins on the play ground when a child sees an older sibling stand up to a bully on behalf of a weaker child.
Education is not something you get K-12 or for a few years in college; it is something that you gain throughout your entire life, and most of the education that you get that really counts does not come in the classroom.
"A sound education, a clear and steady mind, real world experience, a moral compass, the ability to listen to and understand conflicting points of view, superior communication skills, common sense and courage are the tools a statesman needs. With the possible exception of education, none of these skills can be taught. They must be lived, learned, and earned."
It seems to me that a "sound education" actually includes a "clear and steady mind, real world experience, a moral compass, the ability to listen to and understand conflicting points of view, superior communication skills, common sense and courage" and is not something seperate and distinct from them.
Gaining real world experience, developing a moral compass, learning the ability to listen to and understand conflicting view points, and gaining communication skills are all components of what, in large measure, an education actually is.
Common sense is gained through these very things; listening to those with more experience than you and seeing the causes of and results of actions taken, both by you and by others.
Courage is developed by facing fearsome things, guided on your moral compass, and pushing through and doing what is right.
Sadly, America has bought the lie that an "education" is synonymous with herding little children into government run propaganda mills, stripped of anything even remotely resembling a "moral compass," devoid of individuality, and no place to learn the meaning of "courage."
Education begins at home, when a child sees his father take a severe hit to the family finances rather than lie on his tax returns. It begins when a child's mother sits him or her down and explains why somethings are right and somethings are wrong. It begins, in my opinion, when a child both hears and sees the truth of the God at his or her parent's knees and in their daily lives. Education begins when a child learns to love both his or her neighbors and his or her enemies. It begins on the play ground when a child sees an older sibling stand up to a bully on behalf of a weaker child.
Education is not something you get K-12 or for a few years in college; it is something that you gain throughout your entire life, and most of the education that you get that really counts does not come in the classroom.
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