Schools are institutionalized and thus must all agree to teach in similar fashions, however, during one of our previous discussions one of our classmates brought up the point that their history professor refused to tell the one sided story presented in the common textbook. Many of us need a small push before we can think for ourselves but once those doors are open, it is difficult to believe any one thing that is taught. Thom others can be a bad thing. Because of our nature, it is difficult for any person to present an unbiased version of any story.
A personal example I can think of occurred after my transition from General Chemistry to Organic Chemistry. We were taught, in general chemistry and in high school chemistry, that electrons circled the proton/neutron in very definite circles, however one of the first things we learned in organic chemistry is that those circles were actually clouds. Those clouds *could* contain an electron but there was no guarantee. That one change made it difficult for many of us to grasp the new concept. My takeaway was that sometimes it can be beneficial to "simplify" explanations rather than attempt to teach an overly complicated topic in an introductory course.
There is a thin line that people must tread between gullibility and skepticism. In theory, thinking for oneself is a great idea but like most things, if taken to an extreme, forcing oneself to avoid learning from others can be a bad thing. Because of our nature, it is difficult for any person to present an unbiased version of any story.
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