Withdraw into yourselves and there you will find your good. We do not believe them, and those
who believe them are the most empty and silly of all.
- Blaise Pascal, Pensees No. 143
What's new about SONA? They did not burn the effigy. That's what is different about it. Perhaps there's much hope as if to say, "let him prove himself as our leader". So some would just choose to watch first before they say anything and I think it's the wise thing to do... for now. It's too early to claim national transformation. The government today has become a huge auditor of the previous administration's expenses. The previous government's stench is what gives the current government its very "strength". Say something bad about the previous government and your image will look great.Just great.
The question now, is the current government moving towards real change or is it merely creating an illusion of change?
As I watched them answer their midterm exam, one of my students was busy tinkering his calculator with such certainty, really focused on solving the problem I gave. I found the sight interesting, I thought he probably knows how to solve it, i can even hear the sound of the calculator buttons/pad from where i stood. Several minutes after I announced that they can start submitting their test papers, the student stood up to submit his paper. As I was really interested, I hurriedly checked the part where they should answer the problem to see if he got the answers right...and I was amazed too see a blank paper. What was that student solving when I saw him seriously manipulating his computing machine? He may have tried or he thought "i'm supposed to be seen answering the problem but i don't know how so i'll just pretend that i'm using my calculator". Strange. Really strange.
What's new about SONA? They did not burn the effigy. That's what is different about it. Perhaps there's much hope as if to say, "let him prove himself as our leader". So some would just choose to watch first before they say anything and I think it's the wise thing to do... for now. It's too early to claim national transformation. The government today has become a huge auditor of the previous administration's expenses. The previous government's stench is what gives the current government its very "strength". Say something bad about the previous government and your image will look great.Just great.
The question now, is the current government moving towards real change or is it merely creating an illusion of change?
As I watched them answer their midterm exam, one of my students was busy tinkering his calculator with such certainty, really focused on solving the problem I gave. I found the sight interesting, I thought he probably knows how to solve it, i can even hear the sound of the calculator buttons/pad from where i stood. Several minutes after I announced that they can start submitting their test papers, the student stood up to submit his paper. As I was really interested, I hurriedly checked the part where they should answer the problem to see if he got the answers right...and I was amazed too see a blank paper. What was that student solving when I saw him seriously manipulating his computing machine? He may have tried or he thought "i'm supposed to be seen answering the problem but i don't know how so i'll just pretend that i'm using my calculator". Strange. Really strange.
