Archive for the ‘Meaningful Comments & Replies’ Category
The Usefulness of a University Education?
Below is the rough translation of a comment made by Anto on the post “The Impact of Education on Indonesia’s Development”:
“I am very lucky that I had the opportunity to study at a university. My conclusion is, higher education does not contribute much in changing a person’s mindset. After spending 7 years in the university, I found that one’s character, mindset and intellectuality does not change. Is it possible that these characters/factors have been permanently shaped during elementary school and high school?
Meaningful Comment from My Visit to Sampoerna Academy Bogor Campus
Comment from Silvia on “My Visit to Sampoerna Academy Bogor Campus”:
“Help yourself, help others, and contribute towards Nation building…” I like this quote. How do you inject these values into your students and ensure that they will grow up and become successful persons with good characters, unselfish and care for the others?
How You Can Contribute To Creating Indonesia’s Future Leaders
In response to the many enquiries I get on how one can meaningfully contribute to helping deserving students to attain a world-class education, I offer this posting …
Preamble:
For the Developing World, education is the single most important component to building vibrant economies and resilient democracies. Overcoming corruption, elitism and incompetence can only be accomplished by a depth of leadership equipped with the intellectual and moral strength to confront these conditions and survive the fight. The cornerstone of Nation Building must therefore be education.