Our Scars of Opportunity For years I have harbored a secret – one that has guided my life. It is the reason I gaze at my scars – and smile. It provides the reassurance to face adversities – our Achilles’ heel. Indirectly, we learn through the adversities we face every day and only through these adversities. True education is only received through “what goes counter to you,” as French writer Andre Gide deemed. Some may argue that our current education structure relies on a “pass or fail” system and that this is the best way to educate the youth. Although in our current society this type of education is obligatory to obtain a high paying job, it does not teach ideals and life-forming lessons. As psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus
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In the novel Lord of the Flies, the main plot delineates the cliché - survival of the fittest. In many situations throughout the novel the characters learn through the difficulties they face. They are stranded on an island and attempt to govern themselves; however, this leads to larger problems. When Piggy, one of the main characters, dies, chaos strikes the group of children. Nonetheless, amongst themselves, they learn that an order must be kept to ensure the survival of the group. Through Piggy’s death, the children educate themselves about the idea of a Democracy. Furthermore, in the novel Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the author incorporates the philosophy that one only learns from what goes counter to oneself. Jeannette Walls depicts her experiences and how her life was affected by her debilitated relationships with her family. Walls struggles to understand why her father abuses her, but later learns that her father‘s cruel personality was a result of his mother mistreating him. Through her loathsome experiences with her father, Walls learns the true value and importance of relationships and begins to spend time with her husband. In due course, through this true form of education, Walls was able to learn lessons that guided her through her life, which textbook education would not helped in such
In the novel Lord of the Flies, the main plot delineates the cliché - survival of the fittest. In many situations throughout the novel the characters learn through the difficulties they face. They are stranded on an island and attempt to govern themselves; however, this leads to larger problems. When Piggy, one of the main characters, dies, chaos strikes the group of children. Nonetheless, amongst themselves, they learn that an order must be kept to ensure the survival of the group. Through Piggy’s death, the children educate themselves about the idea of a Democracy. Furthermore, in the novel Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, the author incorporates the philosophy that one only learns from what goes counter to oneself. Jeannette Walls depicts her experiences and how her life was affected by her debilitated relationships with her family. Walls struggles to understand why her father abuses her, but later learns that her father‘s cruel personality was a result of his mother mistreating him. Through her loathsome experiences with her father, Walls learns the true value and importance of relationships and begins to spend time with her husband. In due course, through this true form of education, Walls was able to learn lessons that guided her through her life, which textbook education would not helped in such