Do you think you are an open-minded person?

Here is a test which can tell if you are an open-minded person, or you are a close-minded person.

Question 1:

The current education system is totally rubbish and it need a good overhaul, subjects like Calculus and Chemistry should not be teach in high school at all. I will tell you the reason.....

Question 2:

Children over seven years old should be able manage their own homework and make their own lunch and breakfast. I will tell you the reason.....

There are 4 answers to choose from for both of these questions:

1. You totally disagree with me.
2. You somewhat disagree with me.
3. You wonder why I say that.
4. You want to know and you asked me why I say that.

So after answering these two questions, you just add the answer's numbers together and that is your score. For example, if your answers are 1 and 2, then your score is 3.

If your score is low then you are a close-minded person. If your score is 8 - the highest score - you are a very open-minded person.

As you might or might not know. A open-minded people is someone who's mind is open and always ready to accept new ideas. They are good listeners and good learners. They do not judge anything so quickly without knowing the fact.

That is why children learn faster and easier than adult. For they do not judge what is right or wrong when they are taught. Their little brains will digest the information first before they make any judgement. As for adults, some of us will make up our mind if someone is right or wrong, even before the person has finished his sentence.

As for the close-minded people, you have already judged I was wrong. You disagreed without knowing why I said that. Don't be upset with me because it is just who you are and you are not going to change.

Now I am going to tell you my reason for the statement I made in question 1.

Can you tell me how many students who learn calculus will be able to use it when they get a job?

One out of a million perhaps. Excluding those that are maths teachers - maths teachers are just teaching it to their students and they are not actually using it so they don't count. If only one in a million students is able to make use of this knowledge, so why are we teaching it. Just for fun? Would the students be able to make use of the time to learn something that will benefit them in the future?

They could teach calculus for students who really needs it; perhaps in some university courses.

As for chemistry. My son - who is in high school - told me today that he has to memorize the carbon bonding structure in polymers. I told him, "I don't think you will use it in the future."

He chuckled.

Sorry, I didn't tell you my reason for question 2. It was intentional, I want you to tell me your opinion about it. If you enjoy my story, you can visit my website. I have more mind provoking articles for you.

Signing off.

-MisterWailor