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No seriously, why can't we be friends?

Planet Earth is a mystery. So much life has existed on our planet, and compared to all that; humans are like a speck in it's history. Other life forms have existed on Earth, and no matter how big they got they eventually fell. Now the only remains of them to remember them by are fossils. Eventually, that's going to happen to us. But the thing is, we all know that. Just like we know about the inevitability of death, we know that one day we will be as confusing and old as cave men. So if we all know we only have this short amount of time on Earth, why do we spend so much of it fighting? There has always been violence among humans. Ever since we started making small communities and settling down, we have felt the need to prove who is stronger. Wars have been fought for petty disagreements, thousands of people died because a few people in power had an argument. On top of all that, we discriminate all through out history. Women aren't strong enough, black people shouldn't

Expectations for Kids Around The World

All parents want their kids to be happy. They try their best to raise kids, without actually having any kind of idea of what they are doing. However, they hope their kids will grow up to be happy and independent. In a perfect world, the parents wouldn't care if their daughter wants to open a company and be independent, or if their son wants to be a stay at home dad. However, this is not a perfect world. According to Michel Goncher , parents would rather have their sons be smart and independent, and their daughters be skinny and pretty. Of course, they don't want their children to fit into that mold entirely, but it is the main thing most parents focus on. Goncher made this conclusion by his research. He found that if you Google: "Is my 2-year-old..." the popular result suggest is "gifted". However, this question is not asked equally with boys and girls. Parents are two and a half times more likely to search "Is my son gifted" rather than "I