Monday, February the 4th, 2008

Today some of us have "the demand of a dogmatical answer to our questions" (p.275, Immanuel Kant, "Critique of Pure Reason", 2003, Dover Publications, New York), which serves "to increase our ignorance, to throw us from one incomprehensiobility into another, from one obscurity into another still greater, and perhaps lead us into irreconcilable contradictions." Some others still "live in a state of continual hesitation." Relatively few are heading "to the right mode of extending the province of the understanding."
In a freezingly cold wet morning, everything looks dull and yet challenging.
Yes, it was a challenging day. I hope some others found it as challenging as I did.
It is obvious that experience is a true teacher, even for teachers. However, what type of interest is a good guide for them? Financial interest? Positional interest? Cultural interest? Reputational interest, as is often the case with professionals? Can any teacher be motivated with a single interest? When any individual teacher cannot be motivated with a single offer, combination of various interests might be a good prescription for them, or for a school.