The ‘Beşiktaş Parent Academies’ event was held in cooperation with Üsküdar Üniversitesi and Beşiktaş District Directorate of National Education. Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke Arıboğan, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, met with parents as part of the event. Arıboğan, who gave a presentation titled “Cultivating Goodness in the Desert of Evil,” drew attention to the concepts of good and evil. Arıboğan stated that societal goodness would be parallel to the goodness spread by the new generation.
The event, attended by over 200 parents, was held in the conference hall of Kabataş Erkek Lisesi.
Beşiktaş District Director of National Education Sedat Işık, Kabataş Erkek Lisesi Principal Dr. Muharrem Bayrak, and Üsküdar Üniversitesi Educational Institutions and Guidance Services Manager Ertuğrul Tut attended the event.
It was the age of belief; it was the age of skepticism…
Üsküdar Üniversitesi Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Dean Deniz Ülke Arıboğan began her speech by drawing attention to Charles Dickens' words: “Charles Dickens says; ‘It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were all going direct the other way – in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only.’ ”
“Homeland: mother’s embrace, father’s hearth”
Arıboğan emphasized the importance of parental approaches and spoke about where good and evil reside, and how benefit can be provided for the country. Arıboğan said; ‘The homeland is a mother’s embrace and a father’s hearth.’
Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke Arıboğan stated that goodness should be socialized, taken out of individuality, and explained the concepts of good and evil to parents with current examples.
A consumption-oriented approach has now been adopted…
Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke Arıboğan, drawing attention to the historical development of humanity, emphasized that with the development of the economic process, the world has reached a different point with Industry 4.0. Arıboğan spoke about the transition from a production-oriented economic understanding to a consumption-oriented approach.
Following the Q&A session, Beşiktaş District Director of National Education Sedat Işık presented Prof. Dr. Deniz Ülke Arıboğan with a sapling donation certificate, and the event concluded with a photo session.