Mar 20 2013: I disagree. I don't feel like this in my job, but when I look around me and hear people talking about their jobs, I feel like our society has forced many people to be in jobs that they do not enjoy and that do make their life unfruitful. It is truly unfortunate, but if you conduct a pole, I doubt that the majority of the people who have a job are happy in it. They go to their job in order to sustain themselves, their family and home. The world we live in now is much more dependent on financial security than meaning of life.
Mar 20 2013: The thing is though is that we are evolving. I mean, the human species has been evolving for centuries and this part of evolution is too fast. For now, SOME people are able to resist, but just think over 2 or 3 generations what our world will be like.
Mar 19 2013: I think technology is great and the fact that we can reach information so quickly is amazing and helps a lot with being a well rounded, aware individuals. Children are growing up smarter and can grasp concepts much easier. But i believe that when technology overpowers peoples communication, that's when something becomes horribly wrong. People are heading into a non-responsive, emotionless world where they type emotions that they don't actually feel rather than convey it person to person. When people at dinner are on their phones more interested in games/ what other people are doing rather than spending time talking face to face with their companions, the REAL interactions between people are lost completely. This to me is a sad concept.. that all human interaction will be replaced by online interaction, which comparatively is quite distant.
Mar 19 2013: As a medical student I have felt the exact same way! I have been inspired to go into medicine by a single class of high school biology... Ever since I've been more passionate about medicine than anything else in life :) but now as a medical student I find myself more interested in the subjects in which my teachers are enthusiastic and interested themselves!
Mar 18 2013: I doubt a single person is ordinary. I believe that people are made ordinary by the stress and restrictions of society. Each person lives life only once, and i find it very doubtful that someone would be unwilling to spend it actively pursuing what they love to do, and excelling in it. With the correct motivation, and opportunities, each individual can become extraordinary.
Mar 17 2013: By the idea of teaching. I think the teacher is the most important part of a course. As a student, I could see when the teacher was truly excited about the subject and it made me excited and interested. When the teacher was bored and just doing their job, it made learning strenuous and job-like. Teachers need to love what they are doing so they can do it well and with passion, it makes most students as passionate about the subject and enjoy going to that class.
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