Mike,
>>I find the latter fairly important - if we don't prove to be a good honing stone for these skills, when and where will our kids learn them?
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>"The Real World" on MTV.
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>In all seriousness, education is the cure for this conflict. Not even drug education, just education in general. Critical thinking, responsibility, ethics, self-awareness, the scientific method, evolution, ect. If we raised smart kids instead of All American kids we'd be a lot better off and substance abuse would be far less frequent. IMO.
While education can help I also know aof a LOT of educated thieves.
You are perhaps confusing issues of wisdom with ones of knowledge?
You can have knowledge and apply it improperly...
Best,
DD
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