Get Creative and Start THINKING

WANTED: A society of respectful, rational, reasoning human beings who understand that freedom hinges on their ability to think for themselves.

Something happened between the Continental Congresses and the rise of talk radio. Did we get lazy as a nation? Was it so easy to get comfortable in our success that we could sink down in our easy chairs and let the screaming control freaks of the world do the thinking for us? Did we think it wouldn’t matter?

Look around. It matters. 

Science fiction writers once feared that technology would enslave us. Instead, it’s going to save us. Young people plugged into the online world don’t take blather at face value — they look up the facts for themselves, they mash up stats to reveal the truth, they create games and videos not just to share but to learn. This is the dawning of the new age of reason. Students today are primed by technology to find their own ways and think for themselves. It’s up to teachers to encourage their creativity and feed that desire to teach themselves.