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This blog is for those who wish to follow the Christian perspective along the life-long road of learning.
No matter how much we learn there is always more to learn. Although it is important what we learn it is even more important to know how translate it into something useful: its application.
How many times have you heard of a student when asked about what he learned in school (regardless of the topic or subject) respond with " oh...not much."
This is something we need to challenge. Many students are discouraged about what major to pick in college because they didn't learn how to apply their education in high school. If a student doesn't learn how to apply it in every day (life) situations his/her learning will most likely become stagnant.
There has been a big emphasis on "how" to learn, but where high schools hit short of the mark is answering the question "How do I use this?" or "Why should I?" Cary Schmidt rightly said: "What good is education if you don’t know how to use it and apply it?" (Cary Schmidt Discover Your Destiny (2008, 2nd Ed.) pp. 111-112 )
So when you look back with what you have learned in life what good will it have done you? Will it have aided in advertising Christ alone or will have wasted your time and other people's time concerned with things that have no eternal value?
Where are you going with your learning?
Who or What do We Learn from?
My photo gallery illustrating
the various sources of information
from which we rely on for our learning.
Does your perspective change how you learn and teach?
When you think of your perspective what is it that you think of? Well in searching for the best way to describe what a perspective really is I came across a blog post that almost put in on the spot.
Perspectives
One day, the father of a very wealthy family took his son on a trip to the country with the express purpose of showing him how poor people live.
They spent a couple of days and nights on the farm of what would be considered a very poor family.
On their return from their trip, the father asked his son, 'How was the trip?'
'It was great, Dad.'
'Did you see how poor people live?' the father asked.
'Oh yeah,' said the son.
'So, tell me, what did you learn from the trip?', asked the father
The son answered:
'I saw that we have one dog and they had four.
We have a pool that reaches to the middle of our garden and they have a creek that has no end.
We have imported lanterns in our garden and they have the stars at night.
Our patio reaches to the front yard and they have the whole horizon.
We have a small piece of land to live on and they have fields that go beyond our sight.
We have servants who serve us, but they serve others.
We buy our food, but they grow theirs.
We have walls around our property to protect us, they have friends to protect them. '
The boys father was speechless.
Then his son added, 'Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are.'
Isn't perspective a wonderful thing?
Jackie G - Poker Playing Patriot's http://www.sodahead.com/fun/what-is-your-perspective/blog-217465/ (viewed: 9/25/2010)
I want you to think on this because, our perspective is fundamental on how we observe, explain, and apply what we learn to our daily lives. So think over it and tell me what you think.
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Photo (top) edited from: http://itaysworld.com/blog/2008/03/09/optical-illusions-part-9-word-illusions-special/
