"Think for yourself." It used to be a virtue in our classrooms. To think through the evidence about an issue and form your own opinion was admired. Is it still admired? Or do students feel pressure to conform to certain opinions regardless of what makes sense?
"If you can’t ask a candid question of a professor or fellow students without fear of retribution, you aren’t in a place of learning. That’s because real knowledge can be fueled only by free and open inquiry.
"The process of learning for the high school or college student is the same as it is for a child: a give-and-take with others through which we verify reality by asking straightforward questions of varying complexity. The more open and free the exchange, the greater our knowledge and awareness of what is true."
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