Deviance is good. An idea about education

Prof. Pi Yijun from China University of Political Science and Law is a professor of "Deviance".

He says: Deviance is about breaking rules, but traditional Chinese society emphasizes rules, there is relatively little space for innovation, that's because the Chinese education system is exam orientated and leaves little chance for Chinese students to develop their creativity and innovation. They spend most of their time reciting lessons.[...] if this system doesn't reform than our economy will not break through the next barrier.*

Makes me feel a bit worthless when i think of how many exams i took in my life, but then i feel good again because i almost didn't study at all :) I'm not advocating myself as any kind of pioneer but i am saying rigid systems that don't emphasize each person's creativity is obsolete.

*Source: BBC program called "Our World: China's Green Revolution".

BBC: The Planets

Best way to learn a bit about our solar system and beyond is to watch BBC's "The Planets". I am halfway trough it and already i know more than i could have ever learned in school about it.

Moonshot taken yesterday as homage to this show.

Vote, help me win plane ticket

I recently took this photo, and have submitted it to a competition to win a plane ticket with Blue Air company. Read more below.

I had high expectations because most of the submissions were just snapshots for recollection of a place or "proof" people took of themselves being there. I had hoped for a high score having a half decent urban landscape photograph, but i forgot to factor in the fact that it's a voting competition, and everyone gets all their friends to vote...or... simply, fake votes. Like a gentleman called Rotea Dan who spewed 500 votes over night but was later disqualified.

As it happens they only offer 2 routes: Cluj-Rome or Cluj-Dublin, the later being exactly the route between my current home and my home-country. I hope i get it, because i could really use them...and also i'm actually striving to take good travel photographs, unlike some of the competitors with hundreds of votes.

If you vote i promise i will take a very nice series of photos in Romania!

Please help me in my cause by clicking Voteaza! (which means vote) under my picture, if it pleases you.

LINK HERE

Thank You!