Rooms and cabins in school as symbols of self-exclusion and mis-education: Couplets

 

Short note

Classrooms in educational institutions represent symbols of self-exclusion, hierarchies, and isolation.Walled classrooms are perceived as a form of protection and convenience as precondition to learning. However, comforts and conveniences foster a fearful mindset. In classrooms, we become enclosed, leading to the formation of mental barriers.

Rooms, comforts, conveniences, uniformity, similarity and decorations stem from existential anxieties, misconceptions about learning and hence are unnatural. Students' classrooms and teachers' cabins adorned with comforts and glamour render schools unnatural.

Conversely, outdoor learning environments in nature and open spaces are essential. Outdoor learning spaces should exist in harmony with nature, as the potential for learning is a gift from nature to humanity. Therefore, in educational settings, it is imperative to create an increasing number of open learning spaces.

Couplets

Walled rooms, a comfort, a school's design,

But fear takes root, and minds decline.

Convenience blooms, a structured scene,

Isolation grows, where life's unseen.

A gilded cage, a mental block,

Nature's whispers, teachers mock.

Four walls confine, a plastic gleam,

An unnatural space, a broken dream.

But open air, a vibrant space,

Where nature's gifts, learning embrace.

Let's break the walls, and set minds free,

In nature's classroom, wild and glee.

The classroom's walls, a haven we all make,

But inside, fearful thoughts gently awake.

These cozy spaces, with their soft, bright gleam,

Can block our spirits, like a sleepy dream.

Each painted corner, every cushioned seat,

Hides ancient fears, making learning's pace retreat.

But wisdom blooms where open breezes roam,

A natural gift, finding its true home.

So let us learn beneath the sky so wide,

With nature's wisdom flowing deep inside.

Each cozy room, a painted gleam,

Can hold our minds, a sleepy dream.

A gilded cage, where spirits dim,

No wide-sky wonder calls within.

But open air, where sunlight streams,

Wakes up our minds, like joyful dreams.

The wind, a teacher, soft and free,

Unlocks the wisdom meant to be.

So let's break free, these walls we know,

And watch our happy spirits grow.

Beneath the sky, so vast and true,

New lessons bloom, for me and you.