How do we educate the whole person? We often measure success by test scores and career path, but can we really measure a person’s success by these things alone?
Consider this list:
- Beauty
- Imagination
- Wonder
- The Desires
- Pity
- Benevolence
- Sympathy
- Kindness
- Generosity
- Gratitude
- Courage
- Loyalty
- Humility
- Gladness
- Justice
- Truth
- Conscience
- Friendship
- Fortitude
- Prudence
- Duty
- Self-control
Do they matter? How about wisdom, discernment, communication, critical thinking, and problem solving?
A person is more than what can be spit out on a test or what job on the list they can fill. If we are educating a “person” we need to consider them as a whole.