ChronicleOnline: Education beyond four walls By Darrick Buettner
Education beyond four walls
By Darrick Buettner
Darrick Buettner is IB coordinator at Lecanto High School.
As a teacher, I encounter students every day who think that education is an endeavor limited to their time in school. Not true. In order to really be educated, students need to read books (non-fiction as well as fiction) and, perhaps even more importantly, get out and experience life.
Learning is not limited to the space that exists within four walls; it is a lifelong process. Lecanto High School is fortunate to have many senior students who are successful outside the classroom as well as inside.
Last summer, Mallik Begur traveled to Mount Kailash in Tibet, the residence of the Hindu god Lord Shiva. In geography class, Mallik learned of the many hardships people in Tibet face. Reading about countries and people, however, can only teach so much. Actually visiting and meeting people firsthand gives a person true knowledge.
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