A Whack On The Side Of The Head

Roger von Oech says in the book, ‘A Whack On The Side Of The Head',

"By the time the average person finishes High School he or she will have taken over 2600 tests, quizzes and exams. The right ‘answer' approach becomes deeply ingrained in our thinking. This may be fine for some mathematical problems, where there is in fact only one answer. The difficulty is that most of life isn't that way. Life is ambiguous; there are many right answers - all depending on what you are looking for. But if you think there is only one answer, then you'll stop looking as soon as you find one."

The need to teach flexibility in thinking is becoming increasingly important for the future and success. In fact Charles Darwin said "It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change."