Standing for Vital Considering and Progress
by Terrell Heick
At TeachThought, we now have at all times centered on selling important considering cross to be used in ‘human’ functions–specifically, 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.
Nonetheless, current occasions in the USA have made remaining fully apolitical a luxurious we will not afford.
The Thought of Liberalism in Schooling
This brings us to the concept of liberalism.
To be clear, ‘liberalism,’ just isn’t ‘Democratic occasion as we use the time period. Moderately, it’s meant for philosophical, apolitical which means: a dedication to purpose, 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 training itself.
Schooling 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 data, democracy, and justice.
Why Take A ‘Stance’ At All?
It’s not possible 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 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 Considering
I/we oppose measures that limit inquiry, diminish range, and compromise the integrity of training.
As a corporation, we try to advertise and advocate for:
Vital Considering: The power to query, analyze, and synthesize data 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 occasions, the position of important considering is–effectively, important.
Points just like the misuse of social media, politicized partisanship, and dwindling help 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 important considering calls us to talk in opposition to the circumstances 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 in opposition to such measures.
The present administration’s insurance policies in the USA signify a very pressing risk 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 aim will emphasize the ability–and necessity– of important considering in navigating the challenges of our time whereas sustaining respect for various voices, experiences, and beliefs.
Terrell Heick
Director, TeachThought
