Coincidences

Sometimes you sit back and think about your day and just stare blankly. Uneventful, but somehow you still feel drained. At 11:30pm i decided to check my email. Of course no one sent me anything other than a couple of face book notifications regarding a friends new added favorite movie, and a new picture tag. Shocked i saw a response from a great teacher I had taken two years ago. I am young so two years really is nothing. My favorite teacher in high school, Mr. Pasquier. He was a real character, purple pants, practically a giant and French. He looked at life in a very different way, and every chance he got he would poke fun at our silly little high school concerns. He introduced my French class to film noir, something I would not discover and appreciate for many years later. Well anyway, I had written him an email. Being nostalgic i remembered his class, and high school and for a quick second saw how much i missed those days. I wrote him an email and to my surprise he responded. The email was really enlightening. He sent me this link that really made me stop and think. It's weird, a tiny clip almost made me cry. The site is devoted to alternative teaching methods and styles that should be promoted. Anyway the clip described how education is killing creativity in children. I coudlnt' agree with the clip more. I guess take a look and see what you think:
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/66