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The children of our current generation, admittedly are more sophisticated than we were, we, being the baby boomer generation. We felt we were the most insightful generation ever. Of course every generation has its share of egotism. That was obviously prevalent in ours (the baby boomers) Graduation is not the same as being "born again". There is no bright light tunnel-to-heaven glowing light experience. It is a very long process of day in and day out learning of skills through books, socializing, and other experiences. Modern day education's origins are from the Greek word "educare" which means "to draw out". The ancient Greeks felt that the child already had the seed of knowledge in them, and a good educator simply spent time drawing that knowledge out, rather than pushing it in. Many, but of course not all, of today's educators are ego-driven and have forgotten the real meaning of education and use their teaching platform as a pulpit to share how very smart they are. This is how we can immediately sense a progressive teacher, that is, one who understands educare, as opposed to one who does not. By the time a student today reaches middle school, he or she can be rather cynical about the whole education process, is often aware of their environment, and more often than not, are on the same stage as the teacher. Often they do not perceive the classroom as some kind of meeting of the minds, as our like we did as kids. Many of them look at it as a part of their day, and understand they are going through a process that helps them reach adulthood. Most of us, at least in my circle, hadn't really a clue as to why we were there. All we were taught is that we were there so we could eventually get into a major university. Nothing more. Some of us did not even have a clue as to why we would need a college degree. Distractions are paramount in today's schools. They can drive a rift between student and teacher. Children of today, like us, have shortcuts to knowledge, same as we (adults) do, such as the Internet. So it is not a surprise when the student is more updated than his or her instructor on a topic. Generation after generation of both kids and adults still love humor. It is one thing that has not changed much. Many school systems and even book publishers are using educational cartoons to "lighten up the learning process" and even major textbook publishers are utilizing such cartoons in their books. And the kids are paying attention. Their knowing that their instructor may enjoy a good laugh as well, helps bond the students to the teacher and can make the learning process that much easier. Humor is a great conflict-resolver as well. The feedback we are getting at Londons Times Cartoons is very positive from both the school system and the textbook publishers. They often purchase the rights at a very low fee to use cartoons on ever topic from biology to pet care. They tell us it really makes a difference and I believe it.
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