Today, one of my lecturer said that, “Learning would only be effective if it is done in loving environment”. I’m quite shocked to listen to his comment because it is the first time I heard such comment from a lecturer after being a student for about 18 years. Yes, what he said is absolutely true. I totally agree with the lecturer.
Why didn’t all the lecturers think like him too? What made they think that yelling and scolding are better way to improve their student? Eventhough the student do the task that the lecturer asked after being scolded, they would only do it half-heartedly. They would only do it just for the sake of afraid being scolded. Not because of their own willingness. Therefore, eventhough the task is completed, but it is just a ‘cincai’ work. Because of that, they would never remember those information eventhough they have been done for 10 times. Besides, they might hate the lecturer. And, if they do so, the learning become no more interesting and enjoyable, but rather stressing and boring.
It is different when the learning environment is loving environment. The student would enjoy the process of learning so much. They don’t become stress as the process is fun. When the lecturer is kind to them, they would automatically feel guilty to take advantage of the kindness. Deep in their heart, they felt they should do the best since the lecturer is so kind. They believe that they shouldn’t break the trust that the lecturer has be given to them. Since it come from their own heart, not from other’s enforcement, it result in better outcome. Rather than memorizing, they become a learning person because they found that learning is so fun and enjoyable.
You may think that it is ridiculous for a lecturer not to scold the student. You would probably think that the student would step on the lecturer’s head if they do so. Believe me, it is not going to happen. Once the lecturer start to teach in loving environment, the student would understand their own responsibility by their own heart. The loving environment would touch their heart to be responsible and do the best. It is undeniable that probably some of them would be drag away. And for them, what you need to do is to touch their heart again to remind them.
Yelling and scolding would also touch the heart of the student. But, loving touches their heart more. Once they are touched, it would remain forever.
I think I haven’t write anything for quite a long time. Actually I have a lot of thing to write it down, but there was not much time. Besides, it required some times to construct the ideas.
There are 3 things that I want to talk about:
1. ‘Rise early’ ,adapted from ‘Life is an open secret’
2. Post-mortem a.k.a. pathological forensic
3. It’s never too late for the change
Currently, I’m in community medicine posting. It involves a research, school, seaport, and factory visits. So, I don’t know whether I’ll be able to write those things or not. N, there is high possibility that I might forget what I want to say….
