“I Don’t Believe That”: Reforming the Debate to Reform Education
EducationDec 14, 2011I have been an avid cyclist for almost thirty years now, riding as much as 10,000 miles each year. For many of those years, I have also shaved my head, resulting in hours and hours outside in adverse weather conditions such as extreme cold, rain, and even sleet and snow.
When my mother-in-law was alive, she never failed to warn me about covering my head to ward off colds and all sorts of illnesses. I regret now that I often argued with her, explaining some times too harshly that we catch colds and other illnesses from germs, not simply being exposed (through our heads) to cold weather. I never budged her from her belief—or her genuine concern for my well-being: I was her daughter’s husband and her granddaughter’s father; she
