{"id":241769,"date":"2016-12-05T06:00:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-04T20:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=241769"},"modified":"2016-12-05T06:00:21","modified_gmt":"2016-12-04T20:00:21","slug":"donut-niid-edukashun-hab-kommon-cents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/donut-niid-edukashun-hab-kommon-cents\/","title":{"rendered":"I donut niid edukashun; I hab kommon cents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor\u2019s Note: The following is being published as a series due to its length.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201c…I have common sense\u201d: The first half of this sentence has often been \u201cI don\u2019t need education;…\u201d This is interesting to me. It is interesting to me because the breadth and depth of our common sense is in direct proportion to the amount of information we know. It works like this: Information is the foundation for other things. It is not \u201cpower\u201d as some have said for if it were, if information were power, then the world would be ruled by librarians (those with access to so much information). Building on information is the world of understanding. The best working definition I\u2019ve come across is \u201cThe ability to see into the true nature of things, people, and situations.\u201d But it is the third, wisdom, that makes a difference in our lives and in our world. Wisdom is the correct, the right application of information and understanding. A bank employee learning of a depositor\u2019s bank balance and understanding how their friend can make use of it and tells that friend isn\u2019t exercising wisdom\u2014it\u2019s a breach of confidentiality, bank policy, and the law.
\nThe method we\u2019ve devised to accelerate the gaining of knowledge (and, to some degree, understanding) is education. That\u2019s right! Education is the accelerated path to knowledge. Without it, our so-called common sense is extremely limited. In fact, in Guam, that common sense is often referred to as \u201ckommon sense\u201d (toilet sense).<\/p>\n

For years, real farmers were considered to be the profession of common sense. Now, they too realize that, to stay alive, they and their kids need to beef up their education. Fields are no longer leveled by \u201ceyeball and landmarks\u201d but by lasers and GPS coordinates. The soil was \u201cgood\u201d if it felt, smelled, and (for some) tasted good. Now, an analysis is needed at the micro-component level and those areas of the field lacking micronutrients have them dispersed by a computer-controlled machine exactly where it\u2019s needed. And what is the difference of doing this or not? Loss or profit.<\/p>\n

Now, in agriculture, one seed is planted at a time by computer with a puff of air placing it at a specified depth in the soil for optimum growth and without seed loss. Before, seed was dropped by gravity, covered in a separate process, then later the farmer would thin the row realizing that he had wasted a lot of seed and extra time covering and thinning.<\/p>\n

To be continued<\/strong><\/p>\n

Arnold J. Mesa<\/strong>
\nChinatown<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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