SGI-USA Educators Division

Encouragement for Soka Educators

Educators in American schools face a bewildering array of problems.  This page is intended as a quick source of encouragement from the guidances of SGI President Daisaku Ikeda for professionals working in the front lines.

Daisaku Ikeda's poem to the students at the Beyer Elementary School in San Ysidro, California.

Daisaku Ikeda's message to Soka Educators at the July 2001 conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center.

Daisaku Ikeda's message to Soka Educators at the July 2003 conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center.

I believe that education is what remains long after the content of each specific lesson we were taught has been forgotten. The essence of education is character formation, teaching young people how to live in society and encouraging them to think independently. Study is much more than simply absorbing existing knowledge and techniques, and the ability to memorize and reason is nothing compared to the wisdom, emotional richness and creativity within every human being.

Daisaku Ikeda

The Teacher's Art: Essay by Daisaku Ikeda

Daisaku Ikeda's message to Soka Educators at the July 2002 conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center.

Daisaku Ikeda's message to Soka Educators at the July 2000 conference at the Florida Nature and Culture Center.

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