A screen reminded me that it's Albert's day of birth today, and that I'd shared a quote of his about the human right of freedom for the individual to be creative, but also that the government must protect citizens and allow them to become such creative individuals. I remembered that years ago I wrote about a quote about "people who live in a society, who enjoy looking into each other's eyes." Each quote seems a little out of place given the current state of events. Today I went hiking with some friends just outside the city in case we have to delay our enjoyment of spring in the near future. School is transitioning to online classes, but we still have to report to the classroom for the time being, unless the government decides its citizens would more likely receive protection from staying home, which would entail those who teach doing so online from home.
There's a book on my shelf with some of Einstein's opinions, in fact, it's called Ideas and Opinions. I opened it up to where the bookmark resided, and it was a short speech from the 30's, in Albany, New York, where he was talking about the importance of education in bringing about world peace, and how nations cannot live separately from each other, because the problems of nations seemingly far quickly become our problems if we don't work in cooperation.
I think for the near future it would be very sensible for all American teachers to look into their students' eyes via the mixed blessing of electronic screens so that we may all get through the winter spring transition and hopefully make it to a summer of gratitude for life and those we love, remembering how blessed we are to look into each other's eyes to smile, and om, all while giving and sharing genuine words of grace
There's a book on my shelf with some of Einstein's opinions, in fact, it's called Ideas and Opinions. I opened it up to where the bookmark resided, and it was a short speech from the 30's, in Albany, New York, where he was talking about the importance of education in bringing about world peace, and how nations cannot live separately from each other, because the problems of nations seemingly far quickly become our problems if we don't work in cooperation.
I think for the near future it would be very sensible for all American teachers to look into their students' eyes via the mixed blessing of electronic screens so that we may all get through the winter spring transition and hopefully make it to a summer of gratitude for life and those we love, remembering how blessed we are to look into each other's eyes to smile, and om, all while giving and sharing genuine words of grace
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