I read the news today, oh boy!

[Ruby]

Kids don't get their education in schools anymore. They get it via social media. And that is a really bad situation. The web is full of twisted freaks. Come to think of it, so are most of the governments of the world.

We have "progressed " to a state in the world where we have very poor leadership and because of the poor educational standards many people lack the skills to judge these people and the things they say and do. These actions are seen by some in society as a green light to push and brake barriers that were taken as being the boundaries of civilized behaviour.    These red lines are being crossed.  The leaders in power have been placed their by people who don't question the implications of the things their leaders claim. The leaders will say anything that seems to please the people at that moment . AS a result we now have poor role models, knee jurk actions and people who lie as a way of life in charge.......The world reflects this........Sadly ...anyone who speaks and uses facts and common sense as their basis for argument, is trashed by the leaders , who do this as a policy and are cheered by non thinking poorly educated masses .......unless this changes .....things don't look good for the future.......

I know an elderly retired school teacher who is voluntarily teaching classes in critical thinking and philosophy at a local school - and it's changing one or two lives. Small efforts like this can have a ripple effect so there are glimmers of hope - always. Critical thinking ought to be a compulsory subject IMHO - and I think school curricula must adapt to the times. There's no going back - we need more creatives, more free thinkers and school subjects that make sense in today's world. It is happening, from what I can tell - just very slowly.  

And I must say, that a lot of the young people I encounter are deeply concerned about and cognizant of many issues, political and otherwise, and not least their future on this planet. Our generation has landed them with technology that none of us knows how to manage and control - hopefully there are a few bright and motivated sparks out there who'll help bring back a balance. We live in interesting times!!