Cognitive Dissonance: A psychological phenomenon which refers to the discomfort felt at a discrepancy between what you already know or believe, and new information or interpretation....if someone is called upon to learn something which contradicts what they already think they know--particularly if they are committed to that prior knowledge--they are likely to resist the new learning. (link)
Preznit Stumbly: We're helping this young democracy succeed.
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Peter, the link as is doesn't link. If you remove "www.thinkingorsitting.blogspot.com/" it works fine.
Thanks INN--fixed now.
Some help.
Kind of like the "emergency conference" he called about school shootings. If my kid were old enough to go to school, I'd probably keep him home the next couple of months, knowing the Preznit was going to "help."
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