Let me warn you that if you are not in the mood to listen to my thoughts go a bit crazy like they usually do - then you might want to read this blog some other time. Its not really a "travel post" per say unless you consider "travel" an action that occurs in your mind and not on the ground.
Children are wonderful because they make mistakes. And they make a lot of them. Parents are stupid because they correct their children’s mistakes.
When you do something according to rules or guides or books, it is actually incredibly easy for someone to replicate. Whereas if you make a mistake when creating something, it is almost impossible for someone to create the exact same mistake. Isn't that what creation is about? Making something that has never existed before and perhaps never again?
In my search of my next path to take in life I have considered becoming a teacher. The only thing is if I do that, my role will be to teach people how do think, create or act like someone else. So after I learn the subjects in university I will regurgitate it back to the youth. Isn’t that a backwards motion? What does "educate" actually mean?
What annoyes me about myself and others in general, is that we are all looking for affirmation. As I am doing right now; (look at me - I'm writing a blog that is different and I'm hoping you find my remarkes interesting and witty)
When do we stop? when do we start judging the world for ourselves without the influence of society.
Does an artist truly create for his own pleasure? Or does he create to impress others?
And what value does the acceptance of others actually have?
In what moment of our lives are we truly unique?
On mistakes, I always like a quote my art teacher once had. I was struggling with something because I am not an artist, or at least my friend was brilliant. I could just not get started. My teacher told me to just put the pen to the paper and that "happy accidents' were something I could look forward to. True in art class, true in life.
ReplyDeleteDon't give up on education. You are correct on the rote learning issues that we all encounter, learning stuff that nobody ever gives a rats ass about and is useless in life. But that overlooks te real purpose of school. School is primarily there to teach you 'how to learn'. If you can succeed at that you can succeed at anything. Trust me, degrees are worthless in the real world. They are a piece of paper that says 'hey, I'm smart and can learn and would be a big asset to your company'. Thats it. Teaching is really just providing fundamentals and opportunity and to spur on the quest for more. Some teachers are obviously better at it than others. Some subjects are lame, others are enlightening.
There are only the rare few that do things with a devil may care attitide because most people can't pull it off. We all care what other think about us. Why wouldn't we? Who doesn't like the pat on the back? It feels good. And still possible if you take your own path, it just sometimes is not instantaneous. For example, you and Steph have taken the road less travelled and I personally believe you will be rewarded for it many times over throughout your life. Its a game changer most people don't have the stones to make. Good on ya.
On the artist thing, all artists pretend to make art for themselves and may start out that way, at talk about selling out, but in the end, you gotta eat and your art needs to make the other arties quiver with excitement. IMHO art is a big circle jerk (the big artist circle where three lines on canvas shows the worlds pain from world hunger or aids or whatever they fabricate it to mean that week), pardon my french.
Do your own thing. Thats how personl growth happens. Thats what leaders do.
The root of the word "educate" is "to draw out". Pardon my regurgitation of learned knowledge, but this was a little nugget that has kept me inspired in terms of working towards being a teacher. :) I love you Adie, and you're smart.
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