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• A reply on Talk: Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley

  May 11 2013: Exactly what I was thinking, whenever I encounter inspiration like Sir Ken's speeches, I often drift into this thinking that the paradigm shift of Education is bigger than the just K to 12, but rather life long learning as a whole. I once wrote about how the detrimental effects of limiting "Education" to K to 12 years, as though Education actually stops. I had this weird theory that in an age where individuals are becoming more and more interconnected, the luxury of pursuing happiness or "meaningful learning" is within grasp, but only if "we" as a community come together and design such a paradigm. An Educational paradigm where students are told, "we care about you as an individual," and "we will be with you in your journey of finding out "who you are" and "what your passion is!" It is a pity though that the greatest of hurdles is also employed by "us," the learnt idea that material possession is greater than the sum of "our" experiences, that "others" have to be poor so that "one" could feel rich! That resources need to be controlled so that value doesn't decrease. I had this other theory, that maybe, if those people who were more inclined towards "fame" or "wealth" were educated in a way where their drive could have been channeled in a different way, we would have a very different world today. This has really brought me back to my own passion, that of uncovering the potential of experiential metacognition, something I call pmargins! Thanks Sir Ken!! Hoot Hoot Indeed!

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 22 2013: Yeah, but like you said, it is those that immerse themselves in the production that come up with the innovations.

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 22 2013: Different by experince yes, but the framework shouldn't be too different. Google pmargins if it interest you.

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 22 2013: The irony of some religions promoting immorality if that statement holds truth.
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  A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 21 2013: I agree human resources are premium, my question is does lack of family planning help or hurt human resources.

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 21 2013: How? Economically and spiritually richer or just economically? P.s. spirit = culture

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 21 2013: Education and forced family planning do not have exclusivity.

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 21 2013: There was a time when I too felt oppressed, sometimes a change of scenery will do wonders. Move physically and mentally to a place where you feel like you can feel productive. Imagine life as a one time thing, and opportunities are one off things.

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 21 2013: The question I pose to you is, are truth and justice more valued in a sustainable economy? If one faction does not have enough to survive, will they care too much about truth and justice?

• A reply on Conversation: Can the one child policy solve poverty by making the poor extinct?

  Mar 21 2013: Also, without googling, wealth creation is the product of business transactions, I.e. business model + capital