Curiosity Has No Important Place In My

Creative Work And Critical Thought, Which Produces New Knowledge, Can't Be Conditioned; Indeed, Conditioning Prevents These Things From Ever Happening.

What's Gotten In The Way Of Education In The United States Is A Theory Of Social Engineering That Says There Is One Right Way To Proceed With Growing Up.

Shouldn't We Also Ask Ourselves What The Consequences Are Of Scrambling To Provide The "most" Of Everything To Our Children In A World Of Fast Dwindling Resources?

I Feel Ashamed That So Many Of Us Cannot Imagine A Better Way To Do Things Than Locking Children Up All Day In Cells Instead Of Letting Them Grow Up Knowing Their Families, Mingling With The World, Assuming Real Obligations, Striving To Be Independent And Self-reliant And Free.

If You Live In A Material Universe Where Acquiring Things Is Very Important To You, Then Family Is An Absolute Deterrent To Maintaining That Sort Of A World, Because Family Involves Values Like Affection, And Sympathy, And Passion, And Types Of Pleasure That Lead Nowhere In A Material Sense.