Get to the Point.

When I resumed this blog a few weeks ago, I did so with a goal. This goal was to spread my views on the injustices which occur within society to the world and suggest alternatives or solutions to these issues. After much deliberation (believe me, it took months of trial and error) I decided that a blog was the best way to spread the message.

Activists don't really want change, they just want to be seen like they're doing something - so that was out of the picture. Charity work was also out of the picture (as I've explained in a previous post - see "Save the Children"). At last I realised the best method was education. In today's technological age the best way to spread information is via a website. But since websites cost money to host, a blog turns out to be a lot cheaper. In this way, people are exposed to the issues I discuss and if they are further interested they can check out some of the cool side links or google a concept. Google is a very powerful tool, and one should never be afraid to explore the web, moving outside the comfort zones of familiar sites.

But I digress; the point of this blog is to serve as a pathway to learning. Learning in a way which promotes sustainable values and not doing things 'half-arsed'. One of the most disappointing things about today's education system is the idea of testing. I understand the practical element, but we are teaching kids that if they know 'most' of the content, then it's good enough (i.e. 50% = pass). This is simply not acceptable in life. If a scientist is designing components for a space shuttle, they cannot be 50% right, they need to be 99.9999% sure otherwise there's a big chance some unnecessary life will be lost. An engineer designing a bridge cannot be 50% certain that it will stand. Do we accept these standards in industry? Then why do we teach our kids that 50% is good enough? No wonder we have so many problems in the world today when people are working on the assumption that they only have to get half of it right. I understand that it's almost impossible to learn something 100%, and mistakes will unfortunately be made, but we can strive to do the best that we can.