Question Authority

If I had a bone to pick with my early education, it would be that the nuns and priests emphasized rote memory and slavish devotion to the words in the texts that the Diocese approved, rather than teaching independent thinking and understanding. It wasn't until the Jesuits got hold of me in College that I was able to break out of that mold. The free thinking Jesuits, combined with the late Sixties, allowed for independent thought and no judgment. It would have been great if Feynman had been professor at Loyola; but, I was in good stead with John Corrington, Miller Williams, and their merry band of literary minds. 

"Understanding is more important than memorization! Schools should teach the students how to understand, think, doubt, and question. They should be made open to imagination and creativity."