During the Japanese-Chinese War, specifically in Shanghai at the end of 1931, I was trapped for three days behind a street called North Sichuan Road, where the fighting first erupted. From North Sichuan Road, the Japanese fired toward Po Shan Road, and Chinese soldiers fired back from the opposite direction. Among the conflict, precisely in the village of Wang Pan Cho, I was stuck with my libra…
Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl is a seminal work that explores the human capacity to find purpose even in the most harrowing circumstances. Drawing from his experiences as a prisoner in Nazi concentration camps during World War II, Frankl examines how individuals can endure immense suffering when they perceive a meaning in their lives. The book is divided into two parts: the fir…
Nietzsche famously said: What does not kill me will only make me stronger. Just as the human skeleton under the weight and pressure but will more and more strong. rumors and riots in the containment and intensified repression but. like many things in our lives will be from stress. confusion. volatility and turmoil benefit. Taleb in anti-fragility as defined in the book anti-fragility are those …
Developed in collaboration with the International Baccalaureate Organization, Oxford's Course Companions provide extra support for students taking IB Diploma Program courses. They present a whole-course approach with a wide range of resources, and encourage a deep understanding of each subject by making connections to wider issues and providing opportunities for critical thinking. This compa…
In this highly accessible book, Alec Fisher shows students how they can develop a range of creative and critical thinking skills that are transferable to other subjects and contexts. Critical Thinking includes topics such as: argument analysis, clarifying terms and interpreting ideas, skilful decision making and value judgements, and applying critical thinking to different subjects. Critical Th…
If the last decade focused on what works, the decade ahead must focus on what matters. In his second book, Tierney argues that the purpose of education must move to the heart of the educational debate. Purpose will significantly influence what schools and the education system as a whole will do next. Why we educate is a question from which all other aspects evolve. A question for all times, it …
Kaum tertindas selama ini tenggelam dalam mitos yang ditiupkan oleh kaum penindas. Karena itu, bagi Freire, pendidikan untuk mereka harus berintikan pembebasan kesadaran atau dialogika memancing mereka untuk berdialog, membiarkan mereka mengucapkan sendiri perkataannya, mendorong mereka untuk menamai dan dengan demikian mengubah dunia. Dengan porsi besar filsafat manusia, tak pelak lagi buku in…
Ketika keragu-raguan membayangi diriku, ketika tatapan kekecewaan menyelimuti wajahku, dan tidak secercah sinarpun tampak di ufuk timur sebagai harapanku, maka aku kembali tersenyum di tengah-tengah kegalauan ini. Bagi mereka yang senantiasa memusatkan pikirannya kepada Bhagavad-gita akan memperoleh kesegaran, keriangan, dan pengertian-pengertian baru setiao hari.