Passion and purpose. One drives students’ ability and eagerness to learn. The other can keep them wavering in life to no end.
As an educator and father, I’ve been quick to notice that my students and even my own children, for that matter, are passionate about the subjects they learn and concepts that come naturally to them; however, often these passionate students get lost in the application of that passion to its purpose—i.e., how it applies to a career or real-life situation.
