Education Is At A Turning Point

The Wonderful Thing About The Theater Is That It Can Emphasize Both Our Diversity And Our Common Humanity. In Many Ways, The World Of Shakespeare (or Aeschylus Or Racine) Is Totally Different From Our World; And Yet Any Human Being Can Look Through The Differences In Dress And Mores And Discover Our Common Problems, Passions, And Potentials.

If You Enjoy Reading, Writing, Learning, And Sharing What You Have Learned, Don't Hesitate To Look For A Life Where You Can Continue To Do Those Things. It Could Be As A Scientist, An Educator, An Editor, A Journalist, The Founder Of An Organization. You Only Live Once, And It Is A Tragedy If You Deny Yourself These Options Without Trying To Pursue Them.

In The United States, If You Ask Teachers, "are There Children Whom We Should Call 'gifted?'", Many If Not Most Will Say 'no.' That's The Politically Correct Answer. But If You Then Ask The Teacher To Rank Order Students In Terms Of How Well They Paint Or Write Or Dance, They'll Have Little Difficulty In Doing So.

Our Way Of Managing And Leading, Rewarding And Judging People Is Totally Out Of Tune With The Fact That We Are All Individuals.

The Countries Who Do The Best In International Comparisons, Whether It's Finland Or Japan, Denmark Or Singapore, Do Well Because They Have Professional Teachers Who Are Respected, And They Also Have Family And Community Which Support Learning.