Standing for Vital Pondering and Progress
by Terrell Heick
At TeachThought, now we have at all times targeted on selling important considering cross to be used in ‘human’ functions–particularly, individuals (i.e., schooling stakeholders) and locations (i.e., communities).
Our mission has been apolitical by design—centered on bettering thought, schooling, and human potential with out aligning with political ideologies or factions.
Nonetheless, current occasions in the US have made remaining solely apolitical a luxurious we will not afford.
The Concept of Liberalism in Training
This brings us to the thought of liberalism.
To be clear, ‘liberalism,’ shouldn’t be ‘Democratic occasion as we use the time period. Slightly, it’s supposed for philosophical, apolitical that means: a dedication to motive, freedom, equality, range, and the idea within the potential for progress.
Liberalism, on this sense, prioritizes open-mindedness and values dialogue, inquiry, and self-determination—all inherently central to schooling itself.
Training seeks to empower people, enabling them to assume critically, embrace studying, and higher themselves and their communities.
These are liberal beliefs—not in a partisan context however as mental rules foundational to information, democracy, and justice.
Why Take A ‘Stance’ At All?
It’s unattainable to champion important considering whereas staying silent about efforts to suppress particular person thought, cut back range, dismantle important federal departments, and resist the very progress schooling goals to maintain.
The present circumstances demand resistance to insurance policies that undermine civil liberties, problem inclusivity, and threaten the foundations of schooling itself.
A Name for Vital Pondering
I/we oppose measures that prohibit inquiry, diminish range, and compromise the integrity of schooling.
As a company, we try to advertise and advocate for:
Vital Pondering: The flexibility to query, analyze, and synthesize information within the face of rising misinformation and partisanship.
Range (Cultural and Mental): A recognition that inclusivity enriches studying, creativity, and neighborhood understanding.
That these concepts can be in any respect controversial would possibly communicate to the necessity for them to be advocated for and supported.
In more and more technologically superior and socially fractured instances, the function of important considering is–nicely, important.
Points just like the misuse of social media, politicized partisanship, and dwindling help for public schooling require a response rooted in rationality, proof, and humane values.
Our Place
Whereas we stay a company targeted on schooling, our dedication to important considering calls us to talk towards the situations eroding belief, inclusivity, and progress.
From the deliberate weakening of federal establishments to selections that restrict range and suppress entry to alternative, we stand firmly towards such measures.
The present administration’s insurance policies in the US symbolize a very pressing risk to those important values, and I personally am compelled to oppose them as a part of broader advocacy for schooling and knowledgeable, rational discourse.
Whatever the circumstance or context, our purpose will emphasize the ability–and necessity– of important considering in navigating the challenges of our time whereas sustaining respect for numerous voices, experiences, and beliefs.
Terrell Heick
Director, TeachThought
Standing for Vital Pondering and Progress
by Terrell Heick
At TeachThought, now we have at all times targeted on selling important considering cross to be used in ‘human’ functions–particularly, individuals (i.e., schooling stakeholders) and locations (i.e., communities).
Our mission has been apolitical by design—centered on bettering thought, schooling, and human potential with out aligning with political ideologies or factions.
Nonetheless, current occasions in the US have made remaining solely apolitical a luxurious we will not afford.
The Concept of Liberalism in Training
This brings us to the thought of liberalism.
To be clear, ‘liberalism,’ shouldn’t be ‘Democratic occasion as we use the time period. Slightly, it’s supposed for philosophical, apolitical that means: a dedication to motive, freedom, equality, range, and the idea within the potential for progress.
Liberalism, on this sense, prioritizes open-mindedness and values dialogue, inquiry, and self-determination—all inherently central to schooling itself.
Training seeks to empower people, enabling them to assume critically, embrace studying, and higher themselves and their communities.
These are liberal beliefs—not in a partisan context however as mental rules foundational to information, democracy, and justice.
Why Take A ‘Stance’ At All?
It’s unattainable to champion important considering whereas staying silent about efforts to suppress particular person thought, cut back range, dismantle important federal departments, and resist the very progress schooling goals to maintain.
The present circumstances demand resistance to insurance policies that undermine civil liberties, problem inclusivity, and threaten the foundations of schooling itself.
A Name for Vital Pondering
I/we oppose measures that prohibit inquiry, diminish range, and compromise the integrity of schooling.
As a company, we try to advertise and advocate for:
Vital Pondering: The flexibility to query, analyze, and synthesize information within the face of rising misinformation and partisanship.
Range (Cultural and Mental): A recognition that inclusivity enriches studying, creativity, and neighborhood understanding.
That these concepts can be in any respect controversial would possibly communicate to the necessity for them to be advocated for and supported.
In more and more technologically superior and socially fractured instances, the function of important considering is–nicely, important.
Points just like the misuse of social media, politicized partisanship, and dwindling help for public schooling require a response rooted in rationality, proof, and humane values.
Our Place
Whereas we stay a company targeted on schooling, our dedication to important considering calls us to talk towards the situations eroding belief, inclusivity, and progress.
From the deliberate weakening of federal establishments to selections that restrict range and suppress entry to alternative, we stand firmly towards such measures.
The present administration’s insurance policies in the US symbolize a very pressing risk to those important values, and I personally am compelled to oppose them as a part of broader advocacy for schooling and knowledgeable, rational discourse.
Whatever the circumstance or context, our purpose will emphasize the ability–and necessity– of important considering in navigating the challenges of our time whereas sustaining respect for numerous voices, experiences, and beliefs.
Terrell Heick
Director, TeachThought
