Information is too easy to get.

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When I was in school I had a very wise teacher one year that told his students it was not what you knew that was important. What was important was if you knew how to find the answer. Back then we had encyclopedias and reference books that you had to use in the library and this teacher was promoting the very good idea that learning how to read well and how to do research was more important than any other thing you could learn in school. If you could do these two things anything else you wanted to learn was at your fingertips. Then came along the internet. As I learned how to use a computer I found that search engines shortened the time it took to do research and made it much easier. So, now I have trained myself to google things before making statements about them when I am unsure of my facts. This has saved me from many embarrassing moments. However, the downside to this ease of getting information is that sometimes your cherished beliefs can be shot full of holes. I found this out when I was checking a date for a comment I was making earlier and found that the date didn't matter because the song I thought was written by one of my heroes was not his. And to make matters worse I found out some disturbing facts about his life that while they explained his behavior. they were very hard to hear. I'll get over that though because I still stand by the thought that knowing how to read well and do research is the most important life lessons.