INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC ACADEMY 7th JOINT - IOA

Cooperation, collaboration and communication, having respect
for the law, having respect for the judges, problem solving,
enhancing the perception, relations with others, ability, leadership,
respect for others, knowing value of efforts, how to win, how to bear
defeat, competition management, fair play, company, self respect,
trust in others, veracity, flexibility, patience, group work, discipline,
self-confidence, to tolerate aggression of others, to improve one's
affairs without disturbing others.
It may be said that, if an individual has all of the above attributes,
he will be naturally considered among developed human beings and
all theoretical efforts and different courses organized to produce
specialists and managers aim at institutionalising these values. In this
case, we should say: Alright! But if all the efforts are in this direction,
why these attributes and those who possess these values are rarely
found in our society? Those responsible for education in the country
and the educationists will surely object that why do you neglect the
efforts of the Ministry of Education and of the schools' educational
affairs particularly taking into consideration that these instructors have
endeavoured for years and they already knew that purification comes
before education.
Those responsible for education in the Ministry of Education and
the educationists think that educational work can be accomplished
through mere advice. Religious fanatics want to guide youngsters with
a few verses from the holy Quran, the "Hadith" and fear of God and of
the hell ~d with the hope to attain the paradise, and on the other hand
western-educated psychologists want to accomplish this guidance
through the theories of western educational theoreticians.
These people are unaware that education is a practical subject. In
other words, it is “acting with the body” and “acting with the body” is
not possible except through correct repetition.
It is worth having an example here: In the past, rich people
employed a mentor for their children. A mentor is a person who
accompanies children everywhere and teaches children how to eat,
how to communicate, how to walk, how to respect adults, how to treat
younger children, etc. This issue was particularly common amongst
royal and aristocratic families, and the reason for it was that the
parents were too busy to teach and treat their children. That is why we
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