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A Leading-edge Educator
“The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher.” — Elbert Hubbard (1856-1915)
CHASING THE LIGHT
with
Rod Moriyama
It was 1969, the final se- mester of my MBA pro- gram at University of California, Berkeley. That spring was a hotbed of protest over the Vietnam War, wom- en’s rights, the free speech movement, Black power and the People’s Park — but the business school was an oasis of conservatism in the midst of the radical activism. With one more class to take, I was eager to finish and begin work. That last class would forever
change my idea of education. The professor, a young hip- pie type from Harvard, walked in and announced, “This is one of the most unique classes you’ll ever have. You’re going to select the subject, teach the class, structure things any way you like and turn in a paper.
class’s open format was per- fect, as the People’s Park riot shut the school down for six weeks. Even more beneficial, we were challenged to think things through on our own, to foresee possible consequences and to find ways to deal with problems. Ultimately, we fin- ished the paper, led a class discussion, gave the profes- sor permission to publish the paper and graduated in time.
by the ubiquity of computers and instant communications. We were fortunate to have had such a leading “edge-ucator” who realized that how stu- dents and employees think are critical factors for a vibrant, collaborative and competitive world.
Born and raised in Wahi- awā, Rod Moriyama worked for IBM on the mainland and abroad before returning to Hawai‘i. He is an active board member of Honpa Hongwanji Mission of Hawai‘i, and pres- ident of Wahiawā Hongwanji.
Chasing The Light is pro- duced by Lynne Johnson and Robin Stephens Rohr.
I’ ll be
tant. Any questions? Class dis- missed.” By the next session, our numbers had shrunk from 40 to 10.
available as
a consul-
My friend Scott, a fellow mechanical engineer, and I chose to do a paper on “The Fully Automated Factory.” I would work on the opera- tional side, while he would handle financial aspects. The
Our professor’s vision of developing independent and critical thinking skills was far ahead of his time. In a fluid, creative environment, stu- dents can be better nurtured and prepared for the com- pressed reaction time imposed
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