tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post4784934583571024407..comments2024-03-19T07:48:54.021-06:00Comments on Gus Van Horn: Don't Believe Anything You're TaughtGus Van Hornhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-22776649675488873952016-03-02T11:10:16.320-06:002016-03-02T11:10:16.320-06:00Steve,
My Dad did lots of things I am grateful fo...Steve,<br /><br />My Dad did lots of things I am grateful for and wonder whether they are all that common, such as: (1) explained the reasoning behind why we were supposed to do something, (2) encouraged independent thought by explicitly advising us to think about things, and (3) challenged opinions of ours at the right times and in the right ways (i.e., without making a difference in opinion into a contest of wills). He generally set a good cognitive example and I try to use him as a model for many aspects of my parenting.<br /><br />GusGus Van Hornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05126749051688217781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8839412.post-59619106561867176212016-03-02T08:45:06.743-06:002016-03-02T08:45:06.743-06:00Gus,
Your point in the last paragraph reminds me...Gus, <br /><br />Your point in the last paragraph reminds me of Ayn Rand's advice to college students to 'learn in reverse' (this was her idea, I am not certain of her exact words). The idea is to use what you're taught, subject it to critical reasoning and by this means still get value from it.<br /><br />I don't know if this applies to high school - most students may not yet be intellectually at the level to do this. Parents should encourage them to question what they are being taught and do what they can to help them learn to think properly.Steve Dnoreply@blogger.com