Stories For A Sustainable Future

EDUCATION
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Bogdan, Romania
I would like to share with you
my story on education, after I
realised how it changed my
mindset and helped me get
where I am today. During the
first years of school I was
totally excited, motivated and
eager to absorb everything
that was coming towards me,
and to prove myself by having
the best results. Over the
course of the second part of
my education – high school – I went to the other extreme, and let myself go with the flow
even if that meant, at times, really watering down my motivation to perform and to make the
best out of the education I was getting. The third part – my university degree – came after a
long break that I took, during which I considered dropping education for good and seeing
what I could do with my life without it. In the meantime, however, this period helped me
realise that one of my true passions was
I think the real quality of an
education lies in helping
individuals to explore
themselves, to tap into their
potential, and to bring out
their uniqueness and
personal gifts.
biology, and that I wanted to build upon it
from that point onwards.
I finished two degrees in biology and after
graduating, I immediately started working in
projects in this field. Later on I started
becoming aware of all my progress, what
went wrong and what went right. I think my
previous doubts about my education, which
resulted in drastically different levels of motivation, actually helped me in taking time for
myself, reflecting on what I really want to do, and getting to know myself better, in the end.
It’s definitely a good thing to have an education in the first place, but I think the real quality of
education lies in helping individuals to explore themselves, to tap into their potential, and to
bring out their uniqueness and personal gifts. Of course it’s a challenge to try and adapt to
the standards of society when it comes to education, following the same pattern as
everyone else and seeing where that takes you – for example, getting a diploma and a wellpaid
job. But I think the real challenge is to discover your true self, and offer that to the
world.
1
In which country
would you like to
study abroad if
you’d have the
opportunity? And
why would you
choose that
country?
2
What do you think
the main challenges
are that migrant
children face when
they arrive in a new
school, in a new
country?
3
Which
extracurricular
activities are you
doing, and how do
you think they can
help you in your
future life and
career?
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