Why is it I find myself working and sacrificing for the TLE Educational Network? Well, that is a simple, yet complex question to answer. My simple answer is because of passion. The long answer is what I will also talk about in this post.
Education has long been a life passion of mine. I am a licensed teacher and have taught privately, as well as in the public school setting. I love to see people learn something they previously were unable to understand. To see "the light come on," per se. I have seen that happen in the virtual education programs here at TLE in Second Life, and the best part is that anyone who wants to learn can come learn.
Photo above shows TLE Educational Network Education VP Aris Ametza standing at the back of a classroom, where she often stands to ensure the smooth functioning of the TLE classes.
At the TLE Educational Network in SL, we as teachers are able to help students around the world learn those things they have always hoped to learn but were unable to do so before because of time constraints or financial restraints . . . or even life restraints. In the arena we are currently operating in, anyone who has access to a computer can learn about a variety of topics here at our virtual education center -- and all for just the cost of their time to do so.
Kitviel Silberberg is the owner of this virtual school in Second Life, and it is his vision for it to reach its full potential. I am just glad that I have been able to participate in his dream. I hope that it will come to its full potential sooner rather than later. Everyone, students and staff alike, are anxious for it to be all that it is meant to be.
We all give of ourselves without complaint and without even a "thank you" sometimes, but the dream is worth the cost no matter how high -- at least for me. I will continue to do all I can in-world and out to make sure the dream of TLE is attained. Even though it was not mine to begin with, some part of me has made it mine to ensure that it will be completed.
A portion of the TLE Educational Network Main Campus in Second Life is shown in the photo above.
The TLE Educational Network is what education was always meant to be . . . free and available to all. I believe it is the future of education.
Aris Ametza has been active in Second Life since October of 2008. She is a professional educator with a Master's Degree in Education and currently serves as the Executive Director of Blessings Ranch, a community outreach program that targets military families and youth.
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