This is a keynote speech delivered at the International Conferrence of Educational Research held onMay 18-20, 2011\u00a0at Manila.<\/p>\n
Introduction<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n The Greek writer Sophocles said in 496BC:<\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wonders are many<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And none is more wonderful than man<\/em><\/p>\n The most distinct feature of this wonder<\/strong> is that human beings are time-binders; that we know that life is finite, limited by time, and we must make the time we have meaningful and happy.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because humanity has so many wonders, I am going to describe what we are and how we are in the 21st<\/sup> Century in four dimensions, D1, D2, D3 and D4. I hope that will help us understand ourselves clearly and therefore know what life is all about, and how education could help each of us lead a happy and purposeful life.\u00a0<\/p>\n I was asked to present the latest in educational research in this conference. I have chosen to speak on the present topic instead, for a good reason. What is the point in doing research if we do not know what education is?<\/p>\n Click here to read the whole article.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is a keynote speech delivered at the International Conferrence of Educational Research held onMay 18-20, 2011\u00a0at Manila. Introduction\u00a0 The Greek writer Sophocles said in 496BC: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wonders are many \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 And none is more wonderful than man The most … Continue reading