Laura Evans

“It’s our right and privilege to keep fighting within this system to make life better, safer, and healthier for all Americans. With robust engagement and a more active electorate, we’re certain that it’s possible to bring the changes we want from within our democracy—flawed as it is—and that there’s no better or more realistic option for Americans than to engage at scale and push for its fullest, most representative potential.”
― Sami Sage, Democracy in Retrograde: How to Make Changes Big and Small in Our Country and in Our Lives

“habit you can cultivate with your kids, then, is to read laterally. Anytime they reference a book or a website, ask them: What else do you know about the organization? Who are their experts? What standing does that writer have in their field?”
― Julie Bogart, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

“Knowledge doesn’t assume morality or ethics (cf. genocide, segregation, religious conflicts, nuclear weapons, air and water pollution). Our unexamined biases interfere with how we apply what we learn. Knowing what to think is not the same as knowing how to think.”
― Julie Bogart, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

“Writing that doesn’t raise red flags but demonstrates CACAO—currency, accuracy, coverage, authority, objectivity—means you’re using your critical thinking skills at a high level in your reading and research.”
― Julie Bogart, Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age