Not Knowing And Not Wanting To Know Summary

In the essay Not Knowing and Not Wanting to Know by Haki R. Madhubuti he observes two types of educations. One that prepares kids to use their bodies “bodies from the neck down”. The other to prepare them “to build things and run things, using the neck up”. Neck down work meaning training and physical activity. The neck up meaning using a person's knowledge.
One type of education is “bodies from the neck down”. Bodies from the neck down can be many different things. For example working for a landscaping business. This requires strength and training. Another example is pursuing an athletic career. Athletics is neck down because it takes a lot of physical activity to do what needs to be accomplished. Some things like construction is neck down and neck up. It is neck down because of the physical building part. It is also neck up because of the math that goes into creating what someone's building. Another type education is neck up which utilizes people's brains.
Neck up is what most educated people use. An example of using neck up is working as a math teacher. A math teacher requires a lot of thinking and using what has been taught. Another example is a coach because they
have to make up plays and strategies on what to do. Being a detective has to do a lot with being educated from the neck up. As a detective they have to do a lot of research and be really focused and observant. Neck up is the second form of education.
“When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts.” This quote is by Dalai Lama and it really stood out to me.
Dalai Lama's full name is Lhamo Dondrub. Dalai Lamas are important monks of the Gelug school. He is the head of the Buddhist religion. This quote has a lot of impact on me. The quote is telling us when we teach kids to make them smart people, we must not forget to educate them on being a good person. Too many times there are kids who are extremely intelligent but rude and are not a good person deep down. This quote is trying to tell us that educating kids to become smart is good but need to be taught how to love and care for others. This is why the quote “When educating the minds of our youth, we must not forget to educate their hearts” stood out to
me.
In the essay Not Knowing and Not Wanting to Know by Haki R. Madhubuti he observes two types of educations. One being the neck down and one being the neck up. Both types of education are important. The good thing about this day and age is most people can choose what type of education they want to follow in. The neck down and the neck up can have someone achieve great goals and are very important.