DIY

Teachers teach, teachers explain, teachers try to give over as much knowledge and as much material as possible.

In truth, a teacher is there only to hand the student keys that unlock the door to the treasure vault of knowledge; the rest is all up to the student.

Most students approach education in the same way they watch movies – sit back, relax and see it unfold. And when the lesson is over so is the student’s involvement in the subject matter. It is understandable in high school; it is tragic in college.

If there’s any learning trait that I wish for our students to acquire as they mature during these years of high school, it is that of learning independence – the ability to take the keys offered by the teachers, to enter the hall of knowledge and make it theirs.