Just A Thought:

'My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive."

~ Maya Angelou

Adding Exceptions Is Easier Than Updating:

“Once the mind has accepted a plausible explanation for something, it becomes a framework for all the information that is perceived after it. We’re drawn, subconsciously, to fit and contort all the subsequent knowledge we receive into our framework, whether it fits or not. Psychologists call this “cognitive rigidity”. 

The facts that built an original premise are gone, but the conclusion remains—the general feeling of our opinion floats over the collapsed foundation that established it. Information overload, “busyness,” speed and emotion all exacerbate this phenomenon. They make it even harder to update our beliefs or remain open-minded.”

With so much misinformation and disinformation surrounding all of us in our daily lives, it is more crucial than ever to teach our children to be critical thinkers, great questioners and thoughtful discerners.