THE IMPORTANCE OF HOLISTIC EDUCATION

 

Education should not merely produce people who know more; it should develop minds capable of thinking rightly, choosing wisely and acting responsibly. Character is, in part, a function of the mind, the expression of the values, principles, convictions and judgements that govern our choices.

Knowledge expands capacity; a well-formed mind gives that capacity direction; sound character governs its expression. Without character formation, education can produce competence without conscience, intelligence without integrity, and achievement without accountability.

True education therefore must develop both the mind and the character that emerges from it because what we know may determine what we can do, but how our minds are formed determines what we choose to do with what we know.

© PoetonicElla