\u201cMan only exists when he thinks\u201d – Jacques-Henri Meister. \nEducation is not about absorbing knowledge without ever questioning it<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n2. be altruistic:<\/p>\n
\u201cScience without conscience is the soul’s perdition\u201d – Fran\u00e7ois Rabelais. \nWe have to use our knowledge in a way that is not solely egotistical and self-centred<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n3. be scientists:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe true scientist never loses the faculty of amazement. It is the essence of his being\u201d – Hans Selye. \nTo be amazed, and never stop questioning, is the only way we can hope to understand the complex phenomena of the world we live in<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n4. keep an open mind:<\/p>\n
\u201cA mind is like a parachute; it doesn’t work if it is not open\u201d – Frank Zappa \n<\/em>We see better through an open window than a closed one…<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n5. be integrated: \n\u201cNothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind\u201d – Ralph Waldo Emerson. \nIf every individual had this quality at their own level, the world would be a much better place for everyone!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n6. be balanced:<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is as noble to aim towards balance as towards perfection, since keeping balance is a perfection\u201d – Jean Grenier. \nA harmonious development of all aspects of the self is one of the common points of boundless wisdom…<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n7. stay informed:<\/p>\n
\u201cWell informed, people are citizens; ill informed, they become subjects\u201d – Alfred Sauvy. \nTo understand the information and knowledge available, and to understand how it is produced to be able to critique it and form one’s own opinion…<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n8. be thoughtful:<\/p>\n
\u201cLearning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous\u201d – Confucius. \nDon’t jump to conclusions too quickly.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n9. be daring:<\/p>\n
\u201cFortune favours the brave\u201d – Proverb \nPut forward bold hypotheses, think outside the box, even if you’re not sure of being right…<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n10. know how to communicate:<\/p>\n
\u201cThe human need for language is not simply for the transmission of meaning, it is at the same time listening to and affirming a person\u2019s existence”. \u2013 Gao Xingjian, Nobel Prize for Literature. \nSelf-centred knowledge does not serve the community!<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\nThese dimensions are all necessary for future leaders in their lives and in their communities, local and international. More than ever, these characteristics are essential in helping to build a better world every day and in our interaction with others.<\/p>\n
What do you think?\u00a0Are you an educator, teacher, parent or student? Tell us what you think by commenting on this post!<\/p>\n
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Since 2014, Enko Education has followed its dream of opening, in sub-Saharan Africa, international schools that enable African students to access the best international universities. The first future Enko graduates in Cameroon have already begun to receive acceptance letter from British and American universities. To ensure their success, Enko offers the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8477,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[319],"tags":[180,181,182,56,183,107,184,185,186,187,188,189,190],"class_list":["post-8604","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-enko-education-blog","tag-balanced","tag-caring","tag-communicator","tag-enko-education","tag-inquirer","tag-international-baccalaureate","tag-knowledgeable","tag-learner-profile","tag-open-minded","tag-principled","tag-reflective","tag-risk-takers","tag-thinker"],"yoast_head":"\n
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