So the Pope has finally said that aspects of religion and science can coincide. YAY! PROGRESS!
This is such a huge step forward, and while many people will say that they've come to this conclusion already, that doesn't mean that those who don't like to think outside of the box have. Having the religious figurehead of a very populated religion finally say that the, almost opposite, side of belief can be right with a few tweaks is outstanding.
I personally don't have any concrete beliefs. I believe that the way that organized religion is in our society today is bad. Very few was you look at it make it a good thing. A lot of organized religion is still derived from the greatest con of all time, developed as such in the medieval times. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to bash on anybody's religion or faith or anything of the sorts. If we were to look at it as a whole, there are problems with it's role in our society.
The fact that religion played and still plays such a huge part in government of the US, and a lot of Europe, is problematic in my eyes. I think it's very frustrating that the national anthem has references to "God" in it, and being the "melting pot" of the world doesn't really seem to fit the fact that we seem to single out a belief as the right one. Then, the fact that religious beliefs matter in our elections is a huge red flag. It shouldn't. It should be about views and plans regarding politics of the country and the world, nothing regarding what you believe about something that is entirely out of your control. Anyone who is overly religious and puts a religious spin on everything they think and do is unfit to run a country in my honest opinion. Unless somebody can suppress religious sight in favor of the world in front of them, they shouldn't be in a place of power. This may raise some questions about the Pope and how he is in charge of a territory, and is solely a religious figurehead. This is okay, because they follow religion to a modest degree, not trying to shove it down anybody's throats (cough cough Middle East cough), and have created a society in which nobody's human rights are being jeopardized.
This recent declaration by the Pope follows whatever religious views I have in me. IF there is a god, or gods, then according to what I believe, is a domino effect. They set up the world as we know it, and anything outside of, or unaware of, and pushed a set of reactions forward, and watched in all play out. For example, if the big bang theory is correct, I believe that a god just set it up and left it from there.
So while this follows similar beliefs as the Pope's statement, it has a lot more to it. Finally people can tone back on the harassment towards one another regarding religious and scientific beliefs.
http://www.cnet.com/news/pope-says-evolution-doesnt-mean-theres-no-god/
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
Britain has eyes to the future
So Britain has decided they need to educate younger kids about coding eh? Personally I think this is a phenomenal idea. After going through the early stages of schooling, and most of the later parts of it (that required by the United States government and 99% of every basic job), I have determined my opinion on education as we have it in our country.
It's flawed. Completely flawed, there is nothing that I can say is anywhere near perfect for our current setup. The elementary school years are very basic, as they should be. Sadly, this is also where the core of social problems start, and I could go on about that for hours in another post, but I'll save it for later. I personally think that we should integrate more arts and extra curricular things at an earlier point in life. I completely understand that it may seem like a bad idea because the performing arts is a very limited area for people in their adult lives. I understand that entirely, but I'm not saying that it should become a primary focus in a person's life that early, but there's no reason it shouldn't be integrated into schooling. By doing that, it's natural. School will always be a part of their life. Always. They will go 5 out of 7 days a week, for the next 13 years of their life in a minimum. If we can put something CREATIVE, not necessarily productive in the later parts of lives, I believe that we would be able to maintain a stable level of children not completely hating school. Most kids I know don't like school, for one reason or another, it doesn't matter. It's the fact that there is no way that we can fix that without revamping the whole system. Personally, I think we should revamp it.
The junior high/middle school period. I don't think this is necessary at all. The fact they take 2-3 years out to put you in another school to try and practice how high school is, is really dumb. "Practicing" for high school shouldn't be necessary. It should be a stereotypical practice throughout all years of basic schooling. Doing that, makes it again, a more natural thing. That way high school isn't daunting, and awful. People won't have to hate school if it's not drastically different or harder than what they've been doing for the past 9 years, and on top of that, if the whole stress of school is removed or significantly decreased, based on my suggestion (or others), then school isn't a chore.
High school. I could go on forever on every single little thing that is wrong with every single one in the country. That's not necessary, I believe with any previous changes made, we can just tweak the curriculum and alter it enough to make a difference in kid's lives.
Fixing school problems like this will open a lot of doors that were previously closed, because our population will be more diverse in how we go about various problems that arise, and eventually solving the current problems we have, making the world a better place.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/five-year-olds-learn-coding-as-britain-eyes-digital-future-1.2072508
It's flawed. Completely flawed, there is nothing that I can say is anywhere near perfect for our current setup. The elementary school years are very basic, as they should be. Sadly, this is also where the core of social problems start, and I could go on about that for hours in another post, but I'll save it for later. I personally think that we should integrate more arts and extra curricular things at an earlier point in life. I completely understand that it may seem like a bad idea because the performing arts is a very limited area for people in their adult lives. I understand that entirely, but I'm not saying that it should become a primary focus in a person's life that early, but there's no reason it shouldn't be integrated into schooling. By doing that, it's natural. School will always be a part of their life. Always. They will go 5 out of 7 days a week, for the next 13 years of their life in a minimum. If we can put something CREATIVE, not necessarily productive in the later parts of lives, I believe that we would be able to maintain a stable level of children not completely hating school. Most kids I know don't like school, for one reason or another, it doesn't matter. It's the fact that there is no way that we can fix that without revamping the whole system. Personally, I think we should revamp it.
The junior high/middle school period. I don't think this is necessary at all. The fact they take 2-3 years out to put you in another school to try and practice how high school is, is really dumb. "Practicing" for high school shouldn't be necessary. It should be a stereotypical practice throughout all years of basic schooling. Doing that, makes it again, a more natural thing. That way high school isn't daunting, and awful. People won't have to hate school if it's not drastically different or harder than what they've been doing for the past 9 years, and on top of that, if the whole stress of school is removed or significantly decreased, based on my suggestion (or others), then school isn't a chore.
High school. I could go on forever on every single little thing that is wrong with every single one in the country. That's not necessary, I believe with any previous changes made, we can just tweak the curriculum and alter it enough to make a difference in kid's lives.
Fixing school problems like this will open a lot of doors that were previously closed, because our population will be more diverse in how we go about various problems that arise, and eventually solving the current problems we have, making the world a better place.
http://www.ctvnews.ca/lifestyle/five-year-olds-learn-coding-as-britain-eyes-digital-future-1.2072508
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