[Winona Online Democracy]
"I must study
politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and
philosophy."
- John Adams, 2nd U.S.
President
I was reminded of Adams's famous quote as I
read Elizabeth Rock's impassioned plea for a renewed focus on intellectual
pursuit. One generation sees imminent threats and must
focus on certain things so that the next generation has a stronger
foundation. I think we are in that situation now. Our parents and
grandparents created such a safe and prosperous world that we now have the
liberty to divert ourselves with the likes of "Fear Factor" and Britney
Spears. Now those very diversions may contribute to, or blind us
from, the next set of threats. So the challenge to my generation is
to study how to instill real love of learning and the life of the mind in our
children and grandchildren. It's quite simple really - our children learn
mostly by watching us. How do we spend our time and energy?
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