Be a Life-Long Learner!
Written on December 21, 2005 – 8:45 am | by Ed Warkentin
[This is a "transplanted" post from my ClassBlogmeister blog. I've changed the timestamp so it appears to be written the same day as the original. Blogging with my students last school year helped me to see that one key aspect of a blog is a clear purpose and sense of audience. The audience for that blog is my students and their parents. The audience for this blog is teachers and other educators. Getting the audience(s) confused could lead to the audience losing interest. Hence, this blog. On with the article.]
As I introduced the concept of blogging to my class, I tried to help them to see that blogging in the classroom was something that I was learning right alongside them.
I made the point that, “When you stop learning, a very important part of you dies.”
This came to mind again during Christmas vacation, because as I type this, I am nearing completion on my Master’s Thesis. I feel such a sense of satisfaction that I am almost done with it. Seeing the total number of pages that it’s turned out to be, reflecting on the points that I have made in my Thesis, and all that it represents with regard to my experience and learning… All of these make me feel very much alive!
So whether you’re in school or not, take your opportunities to learn seriously! It is a rush that you can’t duplicate any other way!
