Comments on: Imagine

By: LuzMaria

LuzMaria — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 23:06:55 +0000

When I became a teacher, I found that idealism I had lost after college. The motivating factor for me as an educator is to decrease the high school drop-out rate among our kids, especially. Every single day is a struggle as an educator. There are the massive highs and lows yet thousands of educators are willing to go into battle every single day. Even though things are not perfect, nor will they ever be, we at least must try to get it as close as possible for the future generations. But I also think, as you said, one must must seek to be part of the solution of the problems so that we don’t live in constant regret. Time passes by quickly, too quickly at times.

As always, provoking and insightful post mon cherie.

By: Frumteacher

Frumteacher — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 15:22:35 +0000

I wonder every day what happened to the idealism I had as a teenager, the true belief that bringing world peace closer is possible. I would feel that my actions were really adding to making this world a better place, and I hate how as a grown up I am much more cynical. I really do hope that, as Repairman writes, as a teacher I can awaken the idealism in children and teach them not to be judgemental.
Right now, after another hour with class from hell, I doubt if I am doing just that. I feel like a fool on a hill ;-)

By: Hugh O'Donnell aka Repairman

Hugh O'Donnell aka Repairman — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 01:02:04 +0000

Back in “the day,” Jose, there was a term for your venture into philosophy. “Heavy.” As in “serious.” Maybe as serious as it gets.

I have noticed your current theme — introspection with a little help from the fab four. They did some beautiful stuff, made some great music, set some stunning examples, both exemplars and warnings.

But everything that I have experienced, all that I have learned, points me to one conclusion. And that is we will achieve “one world” when we break the cycles of ignorance that separate each of us from our fellows who are different or less advantaged.

Am I making sense? What I’m saying is that we need more, way more, good and thoughtful teachers who can carry on the conversation of human worth and teach kids to look beyond poverty, beyond race, beyond religion, to see the equal worth of all the earth’s “children.”

Hell of a big job, and it’s gonna take a lot of big people. Sit upright in the saddle, amigo. You’re part of the movement that’s gonna break that cycle of ignorance. You’re the pebble hitting the pond and creating the positive waves. I’m another. Lots of your readers are making their contributions as well.

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 07 Oct 2007 21:18:36 +0000

Did anyone imagine notice the theme? All together now, yes.

You didn’t notice my post announcing the previous CoMath? (Carnival way beyond compare), or my complaint about rough treatment by another blogger a few days later?

Working lyrics and titles into songs… I like that.