The Different From "Teaching" and "Preaching"

After reading a blog entry from Nicole Kim on The different between "teaching" and "Preaching", I really want to share some afterthought about it. Nicole thinks the education system is turning into preaching based education. Teachers and professors spent more time lecturing instead of pushing the students to learn for their desire. She thinks school should be a self-directing place.

Teachers should be around the students not ahead of them all the time. Educators are spending too much time teaching their students lessons that will not benefit their future. For example, not everyone wants to read Shakespeare's work, but it is one of the most commonly read books in english lesson. If the student is not interested in Shakespeare, he/she will lose the enthusiasm on that particular class. This is the last thing we want our students to feel.

Another good point Nicole mentioned is the benefit from self-direct education. This not only make them more mature, but also it will increase their desire to learn. If they have the authority to chose what they want and need to learn, they will be more willing to learn it. I also believe that this will increase the chances of these students finding their interest.

The old educational system is putting too much pressure on the students and it is stopping them from finding their interest in the future. It is very critical because this might result in choosing the wrong college or even choosing the wrong career. Students therefor should have the right to discover their own interest and push themselves to go deeper into that major.

A good educational system should definitely include subjects like math and literature. But I think the most important part of education should be the discovering of an individual's interest and to create the habit of reaching for their own future.