Summary C4T, T#2

I visited Ira Socol on his blog SpeEdChange. I first read a blog post titled "Is All Information Equal". Surprisingly, I learned some neat facts about the Titanic! Really though he discussed the growing phenomenon of "noddies"- people who are told something and just nod and agree without thinking for themselves. The ability and the necessity to question appropriately is being lost, neglected, and worse discouraged in our educational system.

I also commented on a blog post about History and Diversity. Mr. Socol discusses the immediate controversy in New York regarding the placement of the cultural center near the sight of the World Trade Center and how similar it is to a battle fought in the early 1800's over the placement of St. Peter's Cathedral. They go against the norm. However, Mr. Socol's question is who or what is the norm and who or what decides that? Everyone is judged against normal, but is that so good? As I said to Mr. Socol, I don't think many "normal" people make history. Mr. Socol makes a good point that tolerating differences should not be our goal as a society. We should teach acceptance.