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UNDERSTANDING THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION

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UNDERSTANDING THE PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION BY OLAKUNLE PAUL  A writer and a prospective author  Email: olakunleorimaye@gmail.com "A teacher is never a giver of truth; he is a guide, a pointer to the truth t hat each student must find for himself." Stated above was the content of the WhatsApp status of a friend of mine, which i came across. These words, having subjected them to rigorous thoughtfulness, and viewed them in the light of today's modern philosophy of education, really contains some truths (which I like to share) that might help to enhance the modern day student's orientation of education.  For us, however to really understand the revelation  communicated by those words, there is need for us to briefly look at what education is essentially about. From my own perspective, which I believe is worthy of consideration, education is more than just going to school to cram facts and figures, do series of assignments and undertake projects of al

VISION— An essential requirement for walking in the reality of your future

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VISION — An Essential requirement for walking in the reality of your future  BY OLAKUNLE PAUL  A WRITER AND A PROSPECTIVE AUTHOR  Email: olakunleorimaye@gmail.com It is a fact of life that everyone one of us desires not only to have a great future, but also to walk in the reality of that future. This is very good — to be optimistic about the reality of one’s future — as it is necessary for the fulfillment of one’s destiny. And, interestingly, God has great and beautiful plans for everyone of us in respect to our futures. Hear what God says, “For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord , thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.” — Jeremiah 29:11. So, you see that God’s plans and program for your life is far more beautiful than what you can ever envisage in your wildest imagination.  However, we need to understand that one thing is very much required as regards the realization of your future and the fulfillment of your destiny