Strange how people are I guess. I notice no such trend. In fact I see much that is good in humanity and our advances, I simply do see any evidance that we are moving down a path of self annilhilation and I'm somewhat supprised of your doomsaying here OM. Are you privy to some data that the rest of us are not perhaps?
On Apr 5, 6:10 am, ornamentalmind <[email protected]> wrote: > Unless humanity recognizes the unity of all, our current path towards > self annihilation is unstoppable. > > On Apr 4, 6:55 pm, the taoist shaman <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > now MAYBE im a LITTLE CRAZY but it seams to > > me that the direction we are hedding ( like a stream whose path is > > directed by the mountain as it erodes the mountain , until its path > > is eched out , and not easily broken away from ) is in the wrong > > direction , ... why ?........ the answer is as vast as the expance of > > the void of that which is unknown <------ see anyone can sound > > politician like ------- > > > Ash wrote: > > > Not at all pessimistic Malcolm, I keep hearing depressing news about my > > > old > > > highschool. Teachers overworked, theyve changed it from an alternative to > > > an > > > urban school with higher student ratios. They teach using computers a lot > > > and the kids mostly slack off visiting facebook and youtube, there is a > > > lot > > > less one-on-one contact and interaction based learning. To top it off all > > > this is because of no child left behind crap and teachers are so > > > overworked > > > they are doing their best just to teach to the test and pass them along. > > > Someone will have to deal with it eventually while kids keep getting by on > > > as little as possible fundamental skills and perpetual remedial panaceas. > > > Not pessimist at all! They are destroying public education, and all the > > > teachers know it. :(- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
