Working to find the balanced perspective is just that, work! The middle, which is often where the truth is found, doesn't come naturally to us in the state we're in, where forcibly held opinions are permitted to trump truth and where might, not right makes right.
“Democracy needs to be reborn in each generation and education is its midwife.” ~ John Dewey, Twentieth Century Education Theorist A friend of mine recommended New York Times columnist David Brooks' recent TED presentation to me yesterday (David Brooks: The Social Animal) and after having listened to it I am pleased to pass it along …
Gregory Hake 