Living a good life within a democratic community implies freedom, justice and assistance.
We have the freedom to choose our actions, as long as they don't go against other people's, or accepting responsibililty for them. When acting we have to be just towards those who interact with us. This is, we must treat others as human beings and not as other type of living organisms...
As a community, we need to provide assistance to those in need, without dragging along those who are not in need of help.
Within the teaching experience, inside a classroom, we as students are free to choose many things (except for the teacher!!). We can choose to attend, to be absent, to do the homework, to participate, etc. As teachers, we have the freedom to choose how to teach the subject matter (pitty, not always...). We should be just in the way we treat our students, setting the example of how people should be treated in everyday life. In assisting our students when they have difficulties we are teaching them the value of caring for others.
2 comments:
Wise words, L@u!I was particularly attracted to your idea that "we need to provide assistance to those in need, without dragging along those who are not in need of help"... Got me wondering how many teachers see this as part of their role in class.. do you?
One final question: are you positive you don't (as a student) have the right to choose your teacher(s)?
Cheers,
Gladys
Many teachers see it as a need to help both the student they consider to be in need AND his / her family... Which sometimes can be a bad idea... Some families feel judged when someone wants to help them.
Most students cannot choose their teachers... If they could, they should change school or course every time they don't like her / him...
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