On Rediscovering Self-Invitations to Education

Autor: Cheryl B. Aspy, David N. Aspy
Rok vydání: 2022
Zdroj: Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice. 3:79-84
ISSN: 1060-6041
Popis: According to Michael Shaara (1974), at the end of the Battle of Gettysburg General Robert E. Lee told his closest associate, General James Longstreet, "You and I have no Cause. We have only the Army. But, if a soldier fights only for soldiers, he cannot win." Lee's central message to Longstreet was that they felt no deeply held motives that impelled them into battle. The critical element was that they had no self-invitation to their activity. Lee's statement encapsulates a great deal of wisdom that is of particular interest to present day educators who, like General Lee at Gettysburg, are in the throes of a challenging experience that begs the question: How can we succeed?
Databáze: OpenAIRE