Standing for Vital Pondering and Progress
by Terrell Heick
At TeachThought, now we have all the time centered on selling essential pondering cross to be used in ‘human’ purposes–particularly, folks (i.e., training stakeholders) and locations (i.e., communities).
Our mission has been apolitical by design—centered on enhancing thought, training, and human potential with out aligning with political ideologies or factions.
Nevertheless, current occasions in america have made remaining solely apolitical a luxurious we will not afford.
The Concept of Liberalism in Training
This brings us to the concept of liberalism.
To be clear, ‘liberalism,’ isn’t ‘Democratic celebration as we use the time period. Relatively, it’s meant for philosophical, apolitical which means: a dedication to motive, freedom, equality, variety, and the assumption within the potential for progress.
Liberalism, on this sense, prioritizes open-mindedness and values dialogue, inquiry, and self-determination—all inherently central to training 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 not possible to champion essential pondering whereas staying silent about efforts to suppress particular person thought, cut back variety, dismantle essential federal departments, and resist the very progress training goals to maintain.
The present circumstances demand resistance to insurance policies that undermine civil liberties, problem inclusivity, and threaten the foundations of training itself.
A Name for Vital Pondering
I/we oppose measures that prohibit inquiry, diminish variety, and compromise the integrity of training.
As a corporation, we attempt to advertise and advocate for:
Vital Pondering: The flexibility to query, analyze, and synthesize information within the face of rising misinformation and partisanship.
Variety (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 occasions, the position of essential pondering is–properly, essential.
Points just like the misuse of social media, politicized partisanship, and dwindling assist for public training require a response rooted in rationality, proof, and humane values.
Our Place
Whereas we stay a corporation centered on training, our dedication to essential pondering calls us to talk towards the circumstances eroding belief, inclusivity, and progress.
From the deliberate weakening of federal establishments to choices that restrict variety and suppress entry to alternative, we stand firmly towards such measures.
The present administration’s insurance policies in america signify a very pressing menace to those important values, and I personally am compelled to oppose them as a part of broader advocacy for training and knowledgeable, rational discourse.
Whatever the circumstance or context, our purpose will emphasize the facility–and necessity– of essential pondering in navigating the challenges of our time whereas sustaining respect for various voices, experiences, and beliefs.
Terrell Heick
Director, TeachThought
