Nouns those describe about me: School

In a Longman dictionary of American English, the meanings of ‘school’ are – ‘a place where children are taught,’ ‘to train or teach someone,’ and ‘schooling means ‘education at school.’ Basically, we learn something at ‘School.'

Since then, a noun, which is very concern with me, is ‘SCHOOL.’

I was/am a student. I was a teacher who taught ‘math’ ‘English’ and ‘History’ to sixth, seventh, and eighth graders at a State Middle School in Burma. My children are studying at school and it is just beginning. They all will be learning for long time at school/s.

Not only that, life is a school itself. I feel or I believe in that I learn something everyday whether from past or from present. I learn how to live in a meaningful life or what are true values of our lives from the Buddha. When I was young, I learned how to pay respect to the elders from my ancestors’ culture. When I was in high school and university, I learned how to more fear than respect to the authorities. In Thailand, I learned the meanings of ‘legal’ and ‘illegal.’

In the United States, I learn the meaning of ‘leadership’ from George Washington. I learn the harmonious form between ‘faith’ and ‘hope’ from Lincoln. I learn how to change ‘useless’ to ‘useful’ from Eisenhower. I learn how to overcome barriers from FDR. I learn the meaning of ‘free society’ from JFK. I learn ‘human rights’ from Eleanor Roosevelt. I learn the meaning of ‘discrimination’ from Dr. King. I learn what does ‘democracy’ and ‘freedom’ mean from Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton. I learn slight difference between ‘offense’ and ‘defense’ from the Bushes. I learn the difficulties and how to deal with them between ‘before’ and ‘after’ from Obama.

In daily life, I am also learning many things even from my kids, such as how to be tolerant, patient and approach to teach. Life is full with learning processes itself from physically to spiritually. Life is school.

Hence, ‘SCHOOL’ is one of the nouns, which describe about me!


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