All of a sudden old memories keep flowing in through my memory lane and one of those oldies have something to do with my Science teacher in Elementary. I was in Grade Six that time when the whole class was dismissed and I was about to get out from the door out to the next subject and then my teacher Miss C. (let us not divulge her name for privacy reason) called me and asked something out from ordinary. I was surprised when she asked me this question. She called me in my first name and questioned me with this one particular question, " do you think lizards have teeth?"
What? Seriously? Why she asked me that kind of weird question? I didn't ask her why she is asking me a very strange question. It's not even part of the subject that we are studying in her class. Our Science subject in Grade 6 is about planets, solar system, galaxy, everything about the universe, it's all about astronomy. Anyway, I paused and think. I knew that lizards catch their prey or insects using their long tongues but I never seen lizards opening their mouth showing their teeth and or had seen lizards with teeth. I told her that maybe lizards have teeth but very small. Depends on what type of lizard. The crawling lizard on the ceiling or walls of the house (most houses in Philippines) are really small, probably 2 -3 inches in length and most of the time its their tongues that they used to catch those mosquitoes and insects near the daylights or lamps. That's all what she wants to find out. It was a random question and she didn't ask me again.
Many years had passed. 29 years ago!!!!! I was reading an encyclopedia year 2005 (The New Book Of Knowledge published in 1980) when I encountered that "lizard" terminology given to a certain part of the solar system. OMG! Is that what she is asking or just being curious about such constellation?
Or I could be wrong. Maybe she wants to know about draco rizali. The draconian?! Why? What is she up to? I could only think that she was probably writing a book in 1976. Just watch GAME OF THRONES baka the secrets are out. Ha ha ha! Joke lang.
That's it folks! The new generation of kids are much better and knowledgeable in today's absorption of knowledge because of the many modern books available. Plus the availability of modern technology, the computers, modern high-tech gadgets. They are now equipped with modern technology. What is modern in my time? We have TV + radio and stereo. We have old second-hand television with antenna on top of our roof. On the rooftop of our house and the antenna wiggled when there is strong winds and thus change channels by itself, sometimes the TV screen had those vertical and horizontal lines on the screen when channel is lost. There is no remote control. You have to change channel by standing beside the TV and push buttons or change channels through the big circular pad and click it around like operating a clock. My books at home when I was in Grade School were: the 4 inch-thick Oxford Dictionary, Your Country & Mine (the book I was reading since age 4), World History book by Zaide that belongs to my sister who was in High School that time. I only get the chance to read JAMA magazines and Reader's Digest when I visit the Army General Hospital. My parents buy newspapers everyday. I watched television news to know what's happening around the globe other than that some hoard news were all we got during those days. News such as Canadians live on igloos and the Filipinos live on stilt houses. America has the Kennedys and Reagans, and Patricia Hearst. Old news that China was really old, etc, etc. still was the cradle of civilization. Hong Kong happens to be the symbol of wealth and modern skyscrapers... those were the olden days. There will always be ultra-modern towers and skyscrapers taller and higher than anything you have seen as the competition arises trying to reach the sky up to heaven. Stiff competition until they reach the level: Tower of Babel.
So, I think the new generation has better way of accumulating knowledge at present time. They are lucky and fortunate because they are benefited though the advancement of modern technology. Actually, some of them do not need to go to schools because if you own computers and if you know how to read and comprehend you can make use of your own intelligence and learn through the help of computers. Infinity. Knowledge is infinite using computers. Your computer is your own library.
Kids don't waste your time. You have the ultra-modern technology just within your reach. Use your high tech gadgets and computers that will help you gain MORE knowledge and use it for your advancement in learning. Computers are not only for games, definitely not just for gamers.
