But being exposed at 14 to the idea, “the people who exercise power over you can be loudly and confidently incorrect,” actually had a strong effect on who I am today. It’s encouraged me to admit when I make mistakes in class, and it’s encouraged me to think critically about the information I’m presented with. But I think this is also the genesis of a fairly important idea for me, but not for the above reasons. You see, it’s also where I discovered that being correct or incorrect doesn’t always matter.

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