Journal 6

Boom!! Its information overload this session. The intense amount of new information compressed in less then 3 hours. Every area in our lives are evolving.

Interesting yet overwhelming as they are topics that are real and happening but I had not much information on it. I wish there was a platform we could download these information and spend some more time dwelling with it.

In fact, the materials that were loaded in LMS by the UC is extremely interesting and a great amount of effort was put in to compose this module. It is one module that I would say its so real and close to heart but not realized. I wish I could have a copy of the materials with permission, of course. I do not know about others, but at least for myself, my brains was totally wreck and disrupted by the materials! I used a couple of the articles and videos to educate my teen daughter. Indirectly to transfer the knowledge to the next generation and to start her early looking into the future and what might be coming. I do think that this module should be thought in the secondary school, why wait when all the featured topics revolves around the next generation and they are the one who will be facing it. For me to think this way maybe I think I do not belong to their era. I probably left another 25 years to live, hence, I feel fearful for the young generation. A generation with no idea what I coming ahead. Ironically, thinking back, in the 80s, I was in their shoes too. Not knowing that the internet and technology would intertwine with our daily lives. So, maybe, let nature takes its course, all will be well.

Watching the video “2040” documentary by Damon Gameau, I see that there are so much we can do. But why aren’t we doing? Are we procrastinating or what are we waiting? Or we are simply ignorant. How much of these information were we exposed? I would say not much. We are city raiders that goes after money and are selfish beings that takes care of ourselves and not the environment. Its sad to say and as I write, I felt the guilt. Is our next generation going to continue being city raiders or is our education system shifting their mindsets?

I feel that I have a lot to catch up with what is happening in the world. Seems like I am living in a sheltered well and have to hop out of it to see the world out there. There is so much out there. If there was no technology, no internet, I would probably never ever going to know what is out there in the world. No amount of books I can read to find out or to see or to hear from by just imagination. It’s a ironic feeling.