Posted by: job_wanted July 17, 2008
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I've heard a lot of arguments and ego talks on this thread but noone has mentioned one of the most important differences.
In my opinion, the most important difference between what is taught directly or indirectly in schools is the priority in life. For some schools, the priority is to pass the SLC, for some schools it's getting on top 10 in board. For some schools, it's just business. For some government schools it's just a way to provide employment to teachers.
I went to st xaviers and I think a very important part of the xavarian education is the priorities that it teaches the students.
If you went to a school where the priority was to get most students passed or get most students to be on the top 10 board, then your priorities in life later on may be influenced by your school's priorities. You may want to be a top politician or bag a top class scientist award or a top player award.
I think instead of teaching you to prioritize being at the top, it teaches you to be an average person but a better person. Better not as in better human being, but better as in good in many things and more ready to live a fuller life. People who start threads like this will not like this and I am fine with that. Some things in life are hard to digest and it's all fine and good.
If I am to stereotype a xavarian, their priority is to be happy and try to see to it that others around them are happy. They believe in act locally think globally. They don't want the responsibility of political leaders to try to have the duty to help the whole nation, but they act locally in their full power to make a little difference in few peoples lives. As a whole there are many xavarians who are doing little bit within their own locality and it makes a huge difference although no one person gets awarded a prize. Just like their locality, they have priority of their families and they have strong ties with their families. Being successful within their family and small locality is their priority. A xavarian education gives a person an air of confidence. We are taught that whatever we are is ok, and that not everyone is a superman. It is not mandatory that everyone becomes a superstar, a doctor a scientist. These knowledge makes aone a Xavarian.
It is not Xavarian attitude to claim or even think that they are the best. They know they are good and they are happy with that. When others see their air of confidence, they mistake it for pompous ego because they don't know any better. True xavarians will stand firmly on the ground and let these people argue it out because it's pointless talk and those who participate in it just have different priorities, and we hope you will realize that we are not trying to show anything or prove anything. We are what we are and if you have problem with it, then obviously you're the one having the problem.
Thank you.
In my opinion, the most important difference between what is taught directly or indirectly in schools is the priority in life. For some schools, the priority is to pass the SLC, for some schools it's getting on top 10 in board. For some schools, it's just business. For some government schools it's just a way to provide employment to teachers.
I went to st xaviers and I think a very important part of the xavarian education is the priorities that it teaches the students.
If you went to a school where the priority was to get most students passed or get most students to be on the top 10 board, then your priorities in life later on may be influenced by your school's priorities. You may want to be a top politician or bag a top class scientist award or a top player award.
I think instead of teaching you to prioritize being at the top, it teaches you to be an average person but a better person. Better not as in better human being, but better as in good in many things and more ready to live a fuller life. People who start threads like this will not like this and I am fine with that. Some things in life are hard to digest and it's all fine and good.
If I am to stereotype a xavarian, their priority is to be happy and try to see to it that others around them are happy. They believe in act locally think globally. They don't want the responsibility of political leaders to try to have the duty to help the whole nation, but they act locally in their full power to make a little difference in few peoples lives. As a whole there are many xavarians who are doing little bit within their own locality and it makes a huge difference although no one person gets awarded a prize. Just like their locality, they have priority of their families and they have strong ties with their families. Being successful within their family and small locality is their priority. A xavarian education gives a person an air of confidence. We are taught that whatever we are is ok, and that not everyone is a superman. It is not mandatory that everyone becomes a superstar, a doctor a scientist. These knowledge makes aone a Xavarian.
It is not Xavarian attitude to claim or even think that they are the best. They know they are good and they are happy with that. When others see their air of confidence, they mistake it for pompous ego because they don't know any better. True xavarians will stand firmly on the ground and let these people argue it out because it's pointless talk and those who participate in it just have different priorities, and we hope you will realize that we are not trying to show anything or prove anything. We are what we are and if you have problem with it, then obviously you're the one having the problem.
Thank you.