Changing Your Mind (Part II)

In my last post I mentioned a student whose research project had surprised her, in that she came out in a different spot than where they started. And in an earlier posting I pointed out that the ability to view new facts and change your position or thinking to adjust to these facts is a sign of maturity, not a lack of resolve.

So imagine just how pleased I was yesterday when a young male student of mine (a demographic about which there is much worry now) powerfully made an argument that was in total contradiction to the argument he intended to make at the beginning of his research project. This student, an avid golfer, had intended to defend the position of the Augusta nation in not allowing women to enter their prestigious Masters Golf Tournament. “After all, it’s a private club,” he told me at the beginning of his research process. I’ve mentioned him before in this blog, but now his project is complete, and you can see for yourself the power of his argument by clicking here.