Elizabeth Harson:  Responding to Viktor Frankl:  Why to believe in others.

Viktor Frankl talked very briefly about finding meaning and purpose in life.

He says, 16% of America students were out to make a lot of money, while 78% of students’ top concern was to find meaning in their life.  Some have a realistic view, while others are idealist.

He states, “If we take man as he really is, we make him worse than he really is, but if we take man as he should be then we make him capable of becoming of what he can be.”

He believes we have to recognize man’s search for meaning and spark others to achieve. 

I believe it is important to value the life of others and as educators we have to spark meaning for our students, pushing them to their highest potential. 

I have to agree with Anne Johnson, that the starring role in the learning process is the student.  We have to guide them through the learning process giving them the tools and opportunities to work hard to achieve.  Too often, they are given the results and not the opportunities to work for the results, therefore robbing them of the experience.