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Sun 3 Oct, 2010 10:33 am
Teachers need to find fun and joy in being in school; to love what they do, as there is always a choice about the way we do our work. A mindset change is needed; teachers need to realise the potential that they are artists sent to 'design students' and thus to understand that with every choice made every day, they are creating a unique work of art, which will leave their indelible mark on the world.
Could somebody tell what the part in bold mean? I find it confusing.
Thanks in advance.
@tanguatlay,
It's pretty straiht forward, I'd think. The writer of these lines is comparing the work of the teacher to the work of the artist. The artist is creating a work of art; the teacher is shaping a new human being. What's the problem?
@Merry Andrew,
Merry Andrew wrote:
It's pretty straiht forward, I'd think. The writer of these lines is comparing the work of the teacher to the work of the artist. The artist is creating a work of art; the teacher is shaping a new human being. What's the problem?
Thanks, Andrew.
'which will leave their indelible mark on the world.' Could you please explain the meaning of this part?
@tanguatlay,
tanguatlay wrote:
Merry Andrew wrote:
It's pretty straiht forward, I'd think. The writer of these lines is comparing the work of the teacher to the work of the artist. The artist is creating a work of art; the teacher is shaping a new human being. What's the problem?
Thanks, Andrew.
'which will leave their indelible mark on the world.' Could you please explain the meaning of this part?
indelible = permanent, everlasting.
You're welcome.
@Merry Andrew,
'which will leave their
indelible mark on the world.'
I understand that 'indelible' is permanent, but what does 'their' refer to? Is it to the teachers or students? And what does 'permanent mark on the world' mean?
Thanks.
@tanguatlay,
they are creating a unique work of art, which will leave their indelible mark on the world.
'Their' refers to the subject 'they', i.e. the teachers. That they will leave a 'permanent mark on the wrold' is just a poetic way of saying that their work to create new citizens out of their students will have a lasting ('indelible') effect.
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