There’s something about the world we live in that is so jaw
droppingly amazing you find yourself wondering how fantastic it all is. From the tiny subatomic particles to the
stars and galaxies it is pretty impressive.
How sad it is then that our educational system too often manages to take
this world and its beauty and make it plain boring. Packaging up facts to be memorised until it
reaches blackboard scrapping dimensions.
Learning should have never have been left in the hands of the few. It is far too precious and the methods of
learning too varied for such restrictive hands.
Mind you, finance could have something to do with it. I remember being involved with writing a
computer aided package for educational purposes and being shocked how far
behind the games industry our output was.
Then it was pointed out the vast sums being spent in the gaming industry
and how miniscule the amounts used in educational packages. You get for what you pay, as they say. I was sent this link (see below) this week
and found myself loving the way it takes you from the small to the
massive. Allowing you to get a glimpse
of this wonderful world and its weirdness.
Click on start and then the planet looking icon above. Then just slide the bar (located AT THE
BOTTOM of this link) to the left or right; Be sure to slide the bar both ways to see the
very small and the very large.
Reading all the information on that website I feel really tiny !
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