HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1991-05-08, Page 13by Gilt h
Principal
This year's theme for education.
week clearly indicates' that.
. education is far more reaching than
the years of formal>,l
fact it should be for ilk
The historical model of ..
completing . one's education,
working for 40 yearsand retiring
with a gold watch iss ,nolonger.
relevant,
We, as adults, ,must ,constantly
keep up. with new o technology (co-
mputers) and our students will he:
fad with an ever quickening.,1
of innovations..Should schools then '
become facilitators of skill and
attitudes'and less knowledge
imply rhe. �
Frank Feathers, thefuturist''
by lease park
Every year` on November 1'1,1 get
into my uniform and t#Inich with
the scl it band to the uenOtatilh •
stand role fee i g of ;4: my t
trumpet., for a minute :of sail*
Then we return to the ski
look at the posters. we `did that are
not much different thanthe . ones
from last ' year or the year before..
But Remembrance Day melt* mere
thaw this:rtermehce `► Imeans.
to a person depends tut a arc:
maturity of that individual. lam' .
example,p I r mom: g., in a
one class and � the
teacher tell them; to !Remember,
those witty died in the. wary"' Some
ofthems a machine gun,missi e,
and bomb poises..: I don't think -they
were trying to be funny but they
did it base their did ,not under...,
itand0Wheitkids this age think
of war, they.t i of tli,J0eUnd if '-
you get shot you count tenand.
then evering is ai>sh
f also remember sing. authe
Cenotaph watching the tactic of the .
veterans and often you could see.,
novels t f . 'o ces, : feels that
educationis the answec to all of the
world's''problems' in the global
picture. if we create pollution we
must, hink our way out of.. it
frecye i . reusing,' 'CEO and • tho
0E-911.-10. layer*. ise is glat
only countries :• with,.. ' sound
educational systems. :be stag
enough develop hnol r
needed to become ` orld lea>dem�
Lesser counties wi i be idoon to
a third world; status of 'user;.
receivers. Each of us' bag the
,anti
Obl>r�, � -to ,that; Ogr
educational system is relevatlt
future and entrenches the t::tel
attitudes for life-long learn ng
then can we ensue; giob$ l
shit AO:, fuutu ! Educationis
inmpor am and must be for life!'