Low Maintenance
Anna Collins Trest,
Faculty Shack,
Oct 15, 2002
This has nothing to do with online learning but it's related to education, it's a great read, and it makes us think about our place in the world. I came away from it thinking that the thoughts expressed should never have seen the light of day, but that I'm glad they did. The article raises the question (in me at least) of how we relate to other people in the world, particularly people who may be regarded as 'below' us in status or education. We forget that we may be the most important influence in people's lives, their best and perhaps their only access to anything wider than their own narrow circle. With capacity comes responsibility, not in a strict legal sense, but in an ethical and moral sense. Can I say that I was the most important person in anyone's life? Can I say that my life and my work helped add meaning to someone else's? It seems to me that all the education in the world still leaves you stupid if you do not grasp this fundamental truth, that each person matters, and that they matter only if they matter to you.
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