Life is not a race to be first finished

This is an attempt to record some of my musings about learning and teaching.

Life is not a race

Posted by Allanah King on August 7, 2007

Thank you Jane again and through her to a link on Chris Sessum’s blog to this Alan Watts You Tube video. It pretty much sums up how I feel about life.

In NZ Maori have a whakatauaki (proverb) that I like…

He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

What is the most important thing in the world? It is the people, the people, the people.

It is the aroha and caring shown to people on a personal level that is more important than learning outcomes and teaching targets. Children need to feel loved, valued and cared about to become successful adults.

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One Response to “Life is not a race”

  1.   dogtrax Says:

    I found you via Paul W.’s site, and his link to the Watts video, so I just wanted to say, thanks. I love the video.
    Kevin

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