Like A Shooting Star.

Most people are materialistic and a little greedy. That is the reality of things.
I mean, what is the point of anything if there is no substantial amount of material reward?
The definitive lesson I am starting to learn as a high schooler is that the reward is completely meaningless if we do not retain the […]

Sir Ken Robinson is an internationally recognized expert in the field of integrating creativity and innovation in businesses and education. He earned his PhD at the University of London and is now a Professor Emeritus at Warwick University in the UK.
Well, he sounds like a very smart guy and I bet you that he knows […]

Being able to carry out your passion on to your walk of life is certainly a blessing.
That is why we are always told to follow our own directions, whatever that direction may be.
Along the way, we cringe through the sour slips, struggle through the bitter turns and savour the sweetness of success. But all in […]

It is always that ‘top layer’ of a human-being that people cannot seem to look past: Racial Discrimination
The bitter, undeserved and needless cruelty– something more bluntly labeled as racism– was recounted faultlessly by 2 of the most interesting teachers I had in my schooling career so far.
This will be my first installment to my 3-part […]

[This is a cross-post from podcasts I published on the Project Global Cooling website.]
Listen to the podcast with Bill Farren here Download link.
Listen to the podcast with Lindsea Kemp-Wilber here.
Over the past few weeks, I have been trying to get in touch with people around the world, who share the same vision and also have […]

“The tragedy is that those with the power to do something about it are least affected, whilst those who are most affected are powerless to bring about change. There’s a moral imperative on those of us who emit more than our fair share of carbon to rein in our consumption.”

Nice quote isn’t it? And I […]

If I asked you about ONE feature film that changed your life in some way, what would be your answer?
If I was asked the same question given above, at first thought I would carelessly say, “I don’t think a film influenced me much.”
After only the smallest contemplation, my answer would change into, “Oh, I know […]

There are problems on this planet.
Anywhere you go, you will see, feel, taste and hear it in some form or another.
Whether you are concerned about:

your next door neighbour playing the drums at 1 in the morning;
climate change;
the AIDS epidemic and
all the other unfortunate and serious problems that plague the lives of many on this […]

Biology is a pain.
Especially, if you are taking Advanced Placement Biology, now that is a pain in the behind.

With 50 things I could name about why Biology is a subject for only the insanely motivated, there are two things I quite like about this vast, ugly subject. The first being my textbook is quite readable […]

This is a video from Karl Fisch, a teacher-blogger at a high school in Denver, Colorado. It has been hit with much over a million views and for a very good reason. I first encountered this video in a history class in Freshmen year. And to be completely honest with […]