Tuesday, June 5, 2012

The Secret Power of Time


This short video focuses on the substantial impact that time has on values and decisions. In a future oriented society, people are consumed by spending too much energy and focus on work or business. Leaving behind family and social experiences, which in my opinion is the most important need of a human being, is the main goal in a world with so much competitiveness.  In a future oriented society, people must sacrifice some of our principal needs such as family, social networking or even sleeping in order to succeed as an individual. 
The work ethic of a society does play a role in productivity of a specific city or country, but the idea that it is impossible to remain close to family by sacrificing sit-down dinner is a stretch. There are other ways to be close to family and not necessarily at dinner. This does not have to mean the failure of family values. In fact, a higher workload can increase work ethic and personal responsibility within a family.
I do not totally agree with the assertion that the information age has made education boring for kids that are addicted to engaging and interactive forms of media.  School children are more interactive than in previous eras, but not specifically because of video games. Our children have been born with special learning faculties that are more advanced. Children are able to handle computers and video games as well as learn science and history, while maintaining an outstanding GPA. This is more of an evolution in human development than something to fear in education.

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