Now I don't mean simply classroom knowlege, but rather the school of life, as it were. What has your life experience itself taught you?
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Be Independent, don't take others for granted, NOTHING comes free, even if it does, check every where for that hidden price tag! Treat others like you like to be treated. and most importantly BE GRATEFUL!
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" he who knows what he knows and he who knows what he does not know is typical of one who knows. " perhaps you have gained enough wisdom and knowledge that now it is time for you to teach. after all what good does the wisdom and knowledge you have do unless you share what you know with others ?
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My first year I taught first grade and I had a wonderful class.  I remember the last day of school.  I had a surprise for my students.  I told my class that I would be teaching second grade the following year and that some of them would be in my class.  I remember crying before my kids left because after all it was my first year teaching and I knew some will be in another class.  My memorable moment came at the end of that second year because more than half of that class had been with me for 2 whole years, and my first two years of teaching at that.  I was going around the class and asking students to share stories about the last two years.  Some said they would remember how I always turned red when I laughed, some said they would remember hearing the radio every morning as they walked in (I would sometimes forget to turn it on) some said they would remember the christmas parties and we just shared memories.  One particular student, who never displayed any emotions had his head down the whole time.  I just figured he was bored by the whole thing since he was like the little typical "macho" kid in the class.  When I got to him, I said Frankie, what will you remember.  When he finally looked at me he had been crying the whole time because he realized that after two years of being his teacher he would be moving on.  I was floored and all I could do was cry too.  Then, well needless to say the waterworks started and half of my class was crying.  I would never forget that because as he was leaving, Frankie said, you are the best teacher I've ever had.  I knew he had meant it.
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Not just one year but childhood up to the age of 12.  Lived in a small Buckinghamshire village in the 1950's.  Didn't realise it then but we were cocooned in an idyllic carefree environment where we could roam freely with no worries and find out about life naturally.  We had rafts on the brook, learnt to swim in the pond, built trolleys from wood and old pram wheels, built tree houses.  We rode on farm tractors and trailers, made catapults, bows and arrows, pea shooters out of cow parsley.  Found out about relationships life and sex without magazines and Video's.  I was so lucky, it was another world but one I will never forget.
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It's a learning experience.  If you can gain some understanding to what others think it better helps you in your life and how you deal with people.  Knowledge is power.
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Life is about learning lessons in order to be prepared for our soul's journey to the spiritual realm. Each life we live (& we all have lived many) is about learning the necessary lessons in order to spiritually evolve & be enlightened & full of love. When our spiritual development is complete on earth, we move on to the next dimension.
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I teach about 100 students each semester. I flatter myself into thinking that they know a little more when I'm finished with'em. I can't change the world, I can only improve my little corner.
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I graduated in the class of '99 and I must say I was nowhere near as studious as you. I tended to blow off assignments if I didn't feel like doing them, but I have a photographic memory so I always aced my tests without cheating. I never skipped class but that could've been because my very strict father taught Physics at my high school and if I missed class he'd know about it. Besides being lazy and generally not caring much about my education I was not a terrible student. I've never done drugs and didn't start drinking or having sex until after I graduated high school. Since then I spent some time in the military which taught me discipline and I recently started college. I don't think kids are any worse now than they were when we were in school... I knew about a lot of my peers doing the same things you mentioned your students doing, I just didn't do the same things.
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My life has never been perfect (even till now). Ups and downs and sideways, too. But the essence of life is how you live it during the good times and , unfortunately, during the bad times, too. So all of those bad things I charge to experience and hope that I don't trip over the same rock twice. And for the good things, keep on coming.\n\nMost of those who reply to this question so far say that they should have done better in elementary or high school or college. Right answers. There are no wrong answers. But come to think of it, don't you guys feel that your misses and "mistakes" have helped you to grow stronger and better equipped to face more challenges? What do you think?
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from the day we are born, we are taught, we learn this from our parents, grand parents ,siblings ,other family members. we than go to school for at least 12 years, we are taught again  by many people, many different teachers,  this adds to the already being taught by  the family. now teachers, perhaps ministers and  priests, other children are perhaps teaching us to at this time. at 18 we are an adult,  those who go onto a higher education are now taught by a whole new group of teachers, those of us who dont go on to higher education are self taught. now we can vote ,the polititions are now teaching us how it works.  there are so many things we have learned through our wholelife but it was taught to us, it was manatory. although we may dissagree with the things we are taught in this life, we are taught choice. so to answer your question, parents teachers ministers goverment has to un teach us things, after all it all starts with them.  unlearning something after you,ve been taught it for years, after society teaches you it, is a imposible dream. i say learn all you can learn, but learn you have a choice, and make those choices wise, we also learn that.
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Everyone is different.  I personally went to college to be a high school teacher.  I realized after a year and 1/2 that I hated it.  I worked in a restaurant for a year, then taught adult learners for a year, then when I was 25 I stumbled into a marketing position and have been in marketing ever since (for 7 years).  I wish I'd gotten a degree in marketing....
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I started school when I was 4. I stayed in school until I was 39. I went back when I was 42. I take a class or two every semester. I LOVE school. I am 51 now and educated way beyond my intelligence. It is amazing what I know and what I don't know. I have 5 degrees. Can you imagine?
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I am very grateful. The true purpose of an education is to teach you how to teach yourself. Think about that.
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I didn't go to college until my mid 30's.  Haven't finished yet, as I was going very part-time for several semesters.  It is "weird" some days, being old enough to be their mom; but it's also fun!  Profs seem to appreciate the maturity and experiences we bring to the class.
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Life is for learning. Learn as much as you can about everything.
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for me school is a great place to learn to discover things you never done before.also school is a learning environment.im a 7th grader student.thanks for asking
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I agree with you 100%.  I am an Early Childhood Educator with no children as of yet and most of my family, friends and neighbours come to me for advice about their children.  Life experience is sometimes good enough to learn what you need to know.  Not to say that real hands on experience doesn't help but it doesn't mean you don't know anything either.