If there were one thing that we should be teaching kids, and only one thing, in my opinion it would be this: How to enjoy and be a lifelong learner. It seems

If there were one thing that we should be teaching kids, and only one thing, in my opinion it would be this: How to enjoy and be a lifelong learner. It seems to me that many people actually stop learning (some actively - as in they do anything not to learn new stuff) after the finish high school or college. The don't read, they don't explore, they don't wonder, they don't invent - in short, they stop learning. More horrifyingly, this is somewhat celebrated in our culture (at least here in the United States)! I believe this needs to change, and soon, if we are ever to get out of the societal mess we find ourselves wallowing in currently. I'm pessimistic, though, that this will change.