There was a time for a few short days that I knew the entire Gettysburg Address, but after I said it in class, it was gone in a few hours. I can still say part of it, but that is because I have heard "Fore score and seven years ago- thousands of time before. This is where experience comes in, if I said the Gettysburg Address everyday for the rest of my life, that would be an experience, not a one-time memorization. I personally am a relative learner. I have to experience or do something before I can learn a difficult concept really well. If I do experiments, sing a song, coloring activities, or some dramatization, I will learn better than if just read it and have to memorize it. I believe that I how a lot of students need to learn. Although there are students who can read something one time, and get it.
When it comes too absolute knowledge mathematics comes to mind. There is a formula for almost everything that you do in math, and whether you get that process or not, it will always be true; it does not depend on the person, place, or time. It is always true. Absolute knowledge is hard for many students to grasp because most of it is abstract there is not always a concrete thing to put in front of student to make them understand the concept you are trying to teach them.
Thirdly, I believe the purpose of education is to train the mental growth of students so they will be better citizens, human beings, and employees or employers. Education is important because it is the basis of all things. Even though you may not have to have a formal education to do everything, but someone has to teach you how to do most things. Cooking is not something that you have to learn in school, but you have to learn how to read before you can tell what ingredients have to go into a cake. Education is the base of everything that a person has to do to get by.
As a teacher I hope to be a positive influence and role model for all the students who enter my classroom.