No education, no hope

Only the educated are free.
       - Epictetus

I found this quote to be interesting and it involves education. After reading this quote, I researched Epictetus to understand where he was coming from. So a little of his background is that he was a Roman slave and a philosopher. I really found this quote interesting because it's true and it especially applies to 3rd world countries. Without an education, a person has no hope. For example, In Cambodia, if one does not get an education, they will be a "slave" to the government. they have no hope. the same goes for the U.S., just possibly less extreme. Here in the U.S., without an education one can still usually get a job and survive but they are still trapped by limitations. It just shows how important education actually is! Can u imagine living with no hope?

People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies;
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone could destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is between you and your God;
It was never between you and them anyway.

This poem was inscribed on the wall of Mother Teresa's children's home in Calcutta, but the original poem (paradoxal commandments), which is a little different from the above poem, was written by Kent Keith. I love this poem and try my best to live like this. I think it puts everything into a perfect perspective. I love how it emphasizes that its unecessary to please people because they wont be the one judging you in the end. At the same time, it encourages us to love.
This was the poem I used for my box logic movie, but I just realized that only a little part of the movie was saved and posted to my blog. This is very frustrating because I worked so hard and spent a lot of time on finishing the video. I'm not going to work on the video anymore because i have spent so much time on it already, but I did want to post the full poem because I absolutely love it!

Anyways

Reflection

I read an article about TECHNOLOGY in the classroom. I'm a little surprised that I chose this article to begin with because technology and I DON'T MIX well. Sometimes I HATE technology. The article said a lot of the things I've heard before, but it really emphasized how much technology BENEFITS students in the classroom. Sometimes I wish I could just FORGET about technology all together, but it would be foolish of me to not use technology in my class if it BENEFITS my students. So as much as it FRUSTRATES me, im glad this article showed how HELPFUL technology can be. I need to keep LEARNING about technology and keep PRACTICING no matter how much it may frustrate me. Maybe technology is GOOD and can really ASSIST me in the classroom!

Change

After looking at others' blogs that had something in common with my own, I still noticed a big difference. Their blogs seemed more personal. This is why I added a picture of myself to my profile. To me it is a start, to make my own blog more personal!

Broken Things

Broken nails and broken buckles.
Bent-up belts and bent-up wires.
Cracks in concrete and cracks in mirrors.
All these broken things.

Broken souls and broken hearts.
Worn-out people and worn-out tires.
Chipped chairs and chipped tracks.
All these broken things.

Broken locks and broken pieces.
Rusty bells and rusty rings.
Torn shoelaces and torn string.
All these broken things.

Patched-up junk and patched up puzzles.
Shining gold and shining diamonds.
Brand-new dolls and brand- new vases.
No more broken things!

Life

Rejections, judging, failure
Damaging, hurt, wounds
Life.
Expectations, addiction, fear
Lonely, absence of acceptance, fragile
Life.
Newness, dance, grow
Promise, love, hope
Life!