If Bill Gates is optimistic, then I am too.
That talk touches on two things I’ve given a great deal of thought to – the problem with medical research dollars going to the wrong things and to the idea that the education system could be a little better.
First and foremost, I’m surprised he mentioned balding over Viagra… he probably just wanted to keep the talk PG-13 or something. To take the research “preference” thing a little further, research dollars don’t go in to fighting diseases and problems that face third world nations because if a cure was found, the corporation in question would probably be guilted in to giving away the cure for free. This is essentially the same as the balding and Viagra reason but takes it a step further since now it could actually cost the pharmaceutical company dollars to do a good deed.
The teacher problem has always baffled me. I was fortunate enough to have some great teachers during the course of my life but there were some teachers, mainly supply teachers, that really shocked and baffled me. Like that Mr. Culp that marked up the attendance sheets and that short Indian guy that was really smart but couldn’t couldn’t teach something to another human being if his life depended on it.
Maybe one day I’ll become a teacher… one day…
