Thursday, May 07, 2009
sloganslooking at the slogans of schools today, i can't help but to question, "do these slogans really help in building the school, developing the students?"
to be frank, i feel that having all these glamorous words sometimes don't seem to work effectively at all. the spirit, the character of students are not built up by just those words and constant reminders of those slogans, but rather by the teachers and environment itself.
looking back at the past, the spirit of PL left me with deep impression, not because of all the slogans and words, but rather the people. great things sometimes do not need words to explain. it just happens like a small explosion in you. or rather like a seed in you, growing slowly, and into a bud and blossoming within you. just like the character of a person and spirit of a school.
to me, the slogans are of no specific use, probably just to look good to outsiders. so, rather than thinking of showy slogans, why not think about how to build up the spirit, the character, through activities and everyday life instead. it impacts on students greater than words. the students may not even understand the bombastic words, much less being impacted by them. moreover, they may even be bored by the repetition of the slogans. simple actions work better than words.
act rather than talk. walk the talk.i believe is what the schools should do now.
Swallowtail 8:21:00 PM
