Dear All,
Tomorrow the Summer School of B.U. will start. I will be giving a compulsary course titled; "Introduction to Educational sciences" there. In my list there are 40 registered teacher trainees. They must be thinking of me and the course, just like I am thinking of them. A new course, new faces and new sharings. You might ask why I am in such an effort in such a hot season. Why do not I rest? Why do not I set some time for my personal hobbies? I must admit that I have been feeling sick since the exam days are over on 9th June. I could not realize the plan of a short holiday in Datça due to a sudden attack of Vertigo. Perhaps you will not believe in me but I am feeling much better now thinking that tomorrow school starts. I am afraid I am a kind of workhaolic. Or meeting new people, making new dosts, sharing and caring must be my mission and I cannot give up such a life style. This is me! I am happy for being such a person. I do not want to cahnge it and I want to pass away while I am teaching and/or learning. I have been feeling like this for 37 years. I always think that wasting even five minutes is a big crime. Our lives are limited and adding value to life and to the lives of others is the biggest responsibility of a human being.
During the past two weeks, I realized two important things:
1. I gave a lecture and I was a panelist for the disabled people and,
2. I read three books. I liked "Water" written by Buket Uzuner. I could not leave the book aside until I read the last line. It was wonderful. Hoerr's "The Art of School leadership" was another favourite one and I have decided to use some chapters in my lessons. The thoughts of Beki Erikli in her last book titled "Living with Angels" was another interesting source for me. Now I am trying to finish the historical novel of Ahmet Ümit which is about the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet. It is also interesting. I love reading. You?
Tomorrow I will share my first impressions about my first lesson. I hope the week starts in a positive atmosphere not only for us but for all the worl humanity. I think my country has been approaching to the edge of war very often recently. It is odd in a country which was founded under the motto of Atatürk: "Peace at home, Peace in the world.". Conflicts, violence and/or war are not good for us, not good for others or for the environment. I hope wisdom wins.
Best regards,Tomorrow the Summer School of B.U. will start. I will be giving a compulsary course titled; "Introduction to Educational sciences" there. In my list there are 40 registered teacher trainees. They must be thinking of me and the course, just like I am thinking of them. A new course, new faces and new sharings. You might ask why I am in such an effort in such a hot season. Why do not I rest? Why do not I set some time for my personal hobbies? I must admit that I have been feeling sick since the exam days are over on 9th June. I could not realize the plan of a short holiday in Datça due to a sudden attack of Vertigo. Perhaps you will not believe in me but I am feeling much better now thinking that tomorrow school starts. I am afraid I am a kind of workhaolic. Or meeting new people, making new dosts, sharing and caring must be my mission and I cannot give up such a life style. This is me! I am happy for being such a person. I do not want to cahnge it and I want to pass away while I am teaching and/or learning. I have been feeling like this for 37 years. I always think that wasting even five minutes is a big crime. Our lives are limited and adding value to life and to the lives of others is the biggest responsibility of a human being.
During the past two weeks, I realized two important things:
1. I gave a lecture and I was a panelist for the disabled people and,
2. I read three books. I liked "Water" written by Buket Uzuner. I could not leave the book aside until I read the last line. It was wonderful. Hoerr's "The Art of School leadership" was another favourite one and I have decided to use some chapters in my lessons. The thoughts of Beki Erikli in her last book titled "Living with Angels" was another interesting source for me. Now I am trying to finish the historical novel of Ahmet Ümit which is about the Ottoman Sultan Mehmet. It is also interesting. I love reading. You?
Tomorrow I will share my first impressions about my first lesson. I hope the week starts in a positive atmosphere not only for us but for all the worl humanity. I think my country has been approaching to the edge of war very often recently. It is odd in a country which was founded under the motto of Atatürk: "Peace at home, Peace in the world.". Conflicts, violence and/or war are not good for us, not good for others or for the environment. I hope wisdom wins.
Hayal KÖKSAL
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