Comments on: Polarity or Paradox? It mostly depends on Leadership Education http://www.tommymom.com/polarity-or-paradox-it-mostly-depends-on-leadership-education-1781 Lover of Leadership Education-The Thomas Jefferson Way Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:33:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Debbie http://www.tommymom.com/polarity-or-paradox-it-mostly-depends-on-leadership-education-1781/comment-page-1#comment-480 Debbie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:13:09 +0000 http://www.tommymom.com/?p=1781#comment-480 Recently, I had a conversation with my 14 year old son. We were discussing how people seem to be frightened to evaluate ideas, beliefs, and opinions that are contrary to their own. People seem unwilling to analyze beliefs from different angles and sides BEFORE coming to the conclusion of what is true and right. Even though one may cling to their original opinion, understanding of the other side is valuable. It is the loving thing to do. None of us can come to truth unless we are willing to open ourselves up to the possibility we can be wrong. New ideas cannot be born unless we look at life through new windows. It is healthy for the next generation to respectfully question the beliefs and practices of their parents and grandparents. Unfortunately many kids today are taught to conform and wait to be told WHAT to think. This has caused the older generation to not reevaluate the whys in their lives, which aids in leaving us all stagnant. BRAVO, Teri, to your and DeDe’s fathers who opened your world beyond comfort zones. Thanks for sharing how this can be done and the value it rewards!! Recently, I had a conversation with my 14 year old son. We were discussing how people seem to be frightened to evaluate ideas, beliefs, and opinions that are contrary to their own. People seem unwilling to analyze beliefs from different angles and sides BEFORE coming to the conclusion of what is true and right. Even though one may cling to their original opinion, understanding of the other side is valuable. It is the loving thing to do.

None of us can come to truth unless we are willing to open ourselves up to the possibility we can be wrong. New ideas cannot be born unless we look at life through new windows.

It is healthy for the next generation to respectfully question the beliefs and practices of their parents and grandparents. Unfortunately many kids today are taught to conform and wait to be told WHAT to think. This has caused the older generation to not reevaluate the whys in their lives, which aids in leaving us all stagnant.

BRAVO, Teri, to your and DeDe’s fathers who opened your world beyond comfort zones. Thanks for sharing how this can be done and the value it rewards!!

]]> By: Stephanie http://www.tommymom.com/polarity-or-paradox-it-mostly-depends-on-leadership-education-1781/comment-page-1#comment-479 Stephanie Thu, 11 Mar 2010 08:27:37 +0000 http://www.tommymom.com/?p=1781#comment-479 That was a fantastic read!! Loved it, every bit of it. So much wisdom. So many great points. There is so much ignorance in our society, it saddens me. I really enjoy learning about other people's experiences, viewpoints, etc. It's so fun to see how "the others" live, and what they think. Thanks for such a well written, insightful entry... yet again. :) Motivates me to conquer my own ignorance by reading more. That was a fantastic read!! Loved it, every bit of it. So much wisdom. So many great points. There is so much ignorance in our society, it saddens me. I really enjoy learning about other people’s experiences, viewpoints, etc. It’s so fun to see how “the others” live, and what they think. Thanks for such a well written, insightful entry… yet again. :) Motivates me to conquer my own ignorance by reading more.

]]> By: Symbria Patterson http://www.tommymom.com/polarity-or-paradox-it-mostly-depends-on-leadership-education-1781/comment-page-1#comment-477 Symbria Patterson Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:17:25 +0000 http://www.tommymom.com/?p=1781#comment-477 Amen! I am a city/Federal class girl. My father and mother being a hero and an artist generation came from the'"fly over zone"; and brought us back every summer to see and know what work really is and where food comes from. No, they are not making it in the back of Albertsons or Trader Joes! After raising 2 and 1/2 children in the "Federal class", San Fernando Valley Cal.; we moved 41/2 years ago to the "fly over zone" We had a garden in Cal., some chickens and tried to shelter some of the onslaught of the city. However I have found the ideal situation is immersion. See it, breathe it and live it. Live in the fly over and expose them to all that the Federal class has to offer. I find it easier to live "here" and expose "there". I tried it in reverse and it is just not the same. Fly over is truly more a way of life. If you do not or can not live there; the same is true in reverse. Expose them to all you can in the fly over zone. Read,read ,read and watch films if that's all you can do. The book list is exhaustive this direction; more so than in the other one. There is a blog "the Pioneer Woman " that tells it better than I can. There are agendas and goals for each side of this coin. I like the results of raising children in the fly over zone. I am not saying one is better than the other; just that each one not knowing about the other; really knowing what "they do", knowing what the results are of "being there" and knowing "why" you choose to live there is not good. I am happy, and NEVER going back except to visit! Great insight Teri! Thanks for writing this. Amen! I am a city/Federal class girl. My father and mother being a hero and an artist generation came from the’”fly over zone”; and brought us back every summer to see and know what work really is and where food comes from. No, they are not making it in the back of Albertsons or Trader Joes! After raising 2 and 1/2 children in the “Federal class”, San Fernando Valley Cal.; we moved 41/2 years ago to the “fly over zone” We had a garden in Cal., some chickens and tried to shelter some of the onslaught of the city. However I have found the ideal situation is immersion. See it, breathe it and live it. Live in the fly over and expose them to all that the Federal class has to offer. I find it easier to live “here” and expose “there”. I tried it in reverse and it is just not the same. Fly over is truly more a way of life. If you do not or can not live there; the same is true in reverse. Expose them to all you can in the fly over zone. Read,read ,read and watch films if that’s all you can do. The book list is exhaustive this direction; more so than in the other one. There is a blog “the Pioneer Woman ” that tells it better than I can. There are agendas and goals for each side of this coin. I like the results of raising children in the fly over zone. I am not saying one is better than the other; just that each one not knowing about the other; really knowing what “they do”, knowing what the results are of “being there” and knowing “why” you choose to live there is not good. I am happy, and NEVER going back except to visit! Great insight Teri! Thanks for writing this.

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