Pope in Africa

I think that what the pope said in africa was quite stupid. i know that being catholic, he discourages the use of contraception, but to full out lie to an entire nation, when he had to have known that he as uas not a very smart move, especailly for someone in his position. He must have known that people all over the world would be very mad at him for this act. yes, he felt abligated to tell the people that they shouldn't be using condoms. but to down right lie to them, it is disgraceful. these people trust him, and would follow him to the end, so why would he lie to them about a problem to the catholic church, that to me is just the least of their problems. this supports the arguement brought to light in Angels and Demons, about how the catholic church bends the truth and even lies about things to the public in order to gain popularity.

Ken Robinson's talk

I think that Ken is trying to get a very good message across about how creativity is being educated out of our youth. being a student it made me think of how true his speech really was. I am always worried that i might make a mistake whilke doing anything and it is stressfull trying to be perfect in this very competetive world which we live in. The arts should be taught with more emphasis and children who are good at them should be encouraged to strive to be the best that they can be with what they love. Educators (no offense to any teachers) should be more aware that not all children fit perfectly into the education system and that there isn't something wrong with them if they don't achieve the high marks or if they have different learning strengths/weaknesses or overall interests.

Experience of blogs.

This will be my first blogging experience. I have heard alot about them but i have never been involved with any.