I may have read this book once already, but it's a great book. My second favorite... even though I've only read a total of 2 legit books. "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy has more adjectives in its 307 pages then I use in a normal month. I'm not saying that's a bad thing though. The biggest question I have right now would be: Why are they going south/what do they expect to find there? Right now they seem to be in a snow-covered mountain type area, where it's normally cold and nasty weather. Every now and again the man (he has no name) says something about the fact that they're traveling south, that they can't stop. Well, one obvious thing would be the temperature. It's without a doubt a lot warmer in the south, which would make living easier for sure. Other than that though, there really isn't anything I can think of. I guess the only I can do is keep reading right?

The book I'm reading is "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy. It's about this man and his son that are traveling a road (go figure) after the world has ended, due to nuclear warfare. I've read this book before, and I can tell you that it's a great book. The words used are very descriptive and paint a beautiful mental picture. Well, how "beautiful" can the world be after nukes?... Something I find interesting is that neither the dad nor the son are ever named throughout the whole book. Cormac always refers to them as "the man" or "the boy". hmm.. I wonder how the war started that ended with the nukes? That would be cool to know. A movie was made based on this book, also titled "The Road", and I've never seen it. Sure would like to though...

Things need to change...

              The way school is right now, is "just fine" to some people. These people being the ones that always do what they're told without argument or questions; the robots. Life is no fun if you can't do anything you want to, or that you're good at. Sir Ken Robinson in his video (http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/sir_ken_robinson_bring_on_the_revolution.html) makes several very good points. Like, the whole video is just filled with awesome points. At one point he talks about how schools today are based on a "fast food". Which means students are treated like factory line products. Teachers need to slow down. You might not cover as much in a semester, but by the time school's out, students would remember a lot more for future use in other classes. Things today, especially in math, move way too fast for some people to understand and do well. I know how these people feel, because I am one. I switched into an extended algebra class because I couldn't keep up with the "normal" pace. SLOW DOWN. Teachers wonder why students can't remember the things they're taught? Because they aren't being taught correctly and efficiently. All we are taught "is how to decode a textbook and use formulas" (Words from Dan Meyer's video "Math class needs a makeover" @ted.com)
                Dan is another man who talks about how things are too fast and factory-like. We students are all treated the same in most ways at school and it needs to change. I know I keep repeating myself, but it's because this crap is getting old. All this standardized testing and stuff doesn't test ANYTHING except raw memory of things we don't care about. "Make the most of whatever it is that floats your boat..." -Ken Robinson.