SUMMARY ON EDUCATION On October 15, 1936 Albert Albe rt Einstein spoe !t ! "#nction $el% in Alb!n&, Ne' Yor Yor to celebr!te t$e 3((t$ !nni)ers!r& o" *i+$er E%#c!tion *e s!&s t$!t $e $!s not been connecte% 'it$ st!te, so $e is not !ble to spe! !bo#t t$e "#nction *e spe!s !bo#t etern!l -!tters connecte% 'it$ e%#c!tion *e !%-its t$!t $e is not !n !#t$orit& on e%#c!tion *is obser)!tions !re b!se% on $is person!l e.perience !s ! st#%ent !n% !s ! te!c$er IM/ORTANCE IM/ORTANCE O0 SC*OO2 Accor%in+ to Einstein, e%#c!tion!l -!tters -!tte rs !re %ierent "ro- scienti4c -!tters In e%#c!tion!l -!tters no'le%+e o" tr#t$ is not eno#+$ T$is no'le%+e $!s to contin#o#sl& rene'e% 'it$ eort *e co-p!res t$is no'le%+e to ! -!rble st!t#e st!n%in+ in ! %esert It 'ill be b#rie% #n%er s$i"tin+ s!n%s i" so-e tireless ser)in+ $!n%s %o not eep it cle!r o" s!n% Einstein is !lso one o" t$e persons '$o !re %e)ote% to t$is c!#se Einstein t$ins t$!t on !cco#nt o" t$e %e)elop-ent o" econo-ic li"e in -o%ern ti-es, "!-il& is no lon+er c!p!ble o" tr!ns"errin+ t$e 'e!lt$ o" tr!%ition "ro- one +ener!tion to !not$er No' -ore t$!n e)er be"ore t$is is t$e responsibilit& o" t$e sc$ool INDIIDUAS AND COMMUNITY2 Einstein %oes not consi%er sc$ool !s -erel& !n instr#-ent "or tr!ns"er o" no'le%+e to t$e +ro'in+ +ener!tions no'le%+e is %e!% b#t t$e sc$ool ser)es t$e li)in+ T$e !i- o" t$e sc$ool is to %e)elop in t$e &o#n+ people t$ose 7#!lities !n% c!p!bilities t$!t !re )!l#!ble "or t$e 'el"!re o" co--#nit& *e $o'e)er, $o'e)er, !sserts t$!t it %o'n not -e!n t$!t t$e in%i)i%#!ls s$o#l% beco-e -ec$!nic!l tools to ser)e t$e co--#nit& 0or t$e %e)elop-ent o" t$e co--#nit& it is essenti!l t$!t t$e in%i)i%#!ls !re tr!ine% to t$in !n% !ct in%epen%entl& !n% consi%er t$e ser)ice o" co--#nit& !s t$eir $i+$est +o!l MET*OD O0 EDUCATION2 T$is i%e!l c!nnot be !c$ie)e% b& -or!lisin+ T$is c!n le!% onl& to %estr#ction /erson!lities !re not "or-e% b& '$!t is s!i% !n% $e!r%, b#t b& toil !n% !cti)it& T$#s, !ccor%in+ to Einstein, t$e best -et$o% o" e%#c!tion is t$!t '$ic$ #r+es ! p#pil to !ct#!l per"or-!nces T$is !pplies !s -#c$ to ! c$il%8s 4rst !tte-pt !t 'ritin+ !s 'ell !s to 'ritin+ o" %octor8s t$esis b& ! #ni)ersit& +r!%#!te Mere -e-oriin+ o" ! poe-, 'ritin+ ! co-position, sol)in+ -!t$e-!tic!l proble- or pr!ctisin+ ! p$&sic!l sport, !ll in)ol)e s#c$ per"or-!nce MOTIATION2 MOTIATION2 Moti)!tion is t$e "o#n%!tion o" e)er& e) er& !c$ie)e-ent, !n% it is stren+t$ene% b& t$e !cco-plis$-ent :#t t$is -oti)!tion -!& $!)e )er& %ierent ori+ins !n% res#lts It -!& ori+in!te "ro- "e!r !n% co-p#lsion, !-bitio#s %esire "or !#t$orit&, or lo)e "or tr#t$ !n% #n%erst!n%in+ T$e e%#c!tion!l in;#ence on ! p#pil 'ill %epen% on t$e so#rce o" $is -oti)!tion So t$e res#lt 'ill be 'i%el& %ierent %epen%in+ on '$et$er "e!r o" p#nis$-ent, e+oistic p!ssion, or ple!s#re !n% s!tis"!ction is t$e ori+in o" -oti)!tion :esi%es t$is, t$e !ttit#%e o" t$e te!c$er $!s !n in;#ence #pon s$!pin+ t$e ps&c$olo+ic!l "o#n%!tion "or p#pils /#pils 'ill lo)e !n% respect t$eir te!c$er not bec!#se o" $is !#t$orit& to p#nis$, b#t "or $is $#-!n !n% intellect#!l 7#!lities Desire "or t$e !ppro)!l o" !n% reco+nition b& one8s "ello' -en is ! $e!lt$& -oti)e It is cert!inl& !n i-port!nt bin%in+ po'er o" societ& In t$e !bsence o" t$is sti-#l#s, t$ere c!n be no $#-!n cooper!tion :#t t$e
%esire to be !cno'le%+e% !s better bette r, stron+er, stron+er, or -ore intelli+ent t$!n ot$ers c!n beco-e in<#rio#s "or t$e in%i)i%#!l !s 'ell !s t$e co--#nit& T$e te!c$er -#st +#!r% !+!inst #sin+ t$is e!s& -et$o% o" cre!tin+ in%i)i%#!l !-bition to -!e t$eir p#pils 'or %ili+entl& %ili+entl& COM/ETITION AND SUCCESS2 On t$e b!sis o" D!r'in8s t$eor& o" t$e str#++le "or e.istence, so-e people <#sti"& t$e necessit& o" t$e spirit o" co-petition bet'een in%i)i%#!ls :#t Einstein consi%ers t$is 'ron+ bec!#se -!n8s e.istence %epen% on societ& As t$e cooper!tion !-on+ t$e !nts o" !n !nt $ill is necess!r& "or t$eir s#r)i)!l, so it is !-on+ t$e -e-bers o" $#-!n societ& So s#ccess in t$e c#sto-!r& sense s$o#l% not be t$e !i- o" li"e In t$e c#sto-!r& sense ! s#ccess"#l -!n is $e recei)es "!r -ore "ro- $is "ello' -en, t$!n $e +i)es t$e- in ret#rn /SYC*OO=ICA /SYC*OO=ICA 0OUNDATION2 Accor%in+ to Einstein t$e -ost i-port!nt t!s "or t$e sc$ool is t$e !'!enin+ !n% stren+t$enin+ in p#pils ! sense o" ple!s#re in 'or, ple!s#re in its res#lts !n% t$e no'le%+e o" t$e )!l#e o" t$e res#lt to co--#nit& S#c$ ! ps&c$olo+ic!l "o#n%!tion c!n le!% to lie 'or-!ns$ip :#t !'!enin+ o" t$ese ps&c$olo+ic!l po'ers is not !s e!s& !s t$e p!rticle o" "orce or !'!enin+ o" in%i)i%#!l !-bition Einstein $!s no'n sc$ools '$ere c$il%ren lie% to +o e)en %#rin+ )!c!tion A te!c$er o" s#c$ ! sc$ool s$o#l% be lie !n !rtist in $is p!rtic#l!r 4el% !n% t$e te!c$er s$o#l% be +i)en s#?cient libert& in t$e selection o" t$e te!c$in+ -!teri!l !s 'ell !s t$e te!c$in+ -et$o% E.terior press#re ills te!c$er8s ple!s#re in $is 'or
C*OICE O0 SU:@ECT2 Einstein consi%ers t$e c$oice o" s#b
