Oftentimes you will gloss over words you don't know when reading in your head, reading out loud will assist in catching them

Having multiple viewpoints and assessments can lead to increased correctness, but not always

Prior knowledge leads to questioning new ideas, this can be good as long as you are willing to learn

Thinking something isn't knowing something

Everything makes a difference

Knowing important terms can assist you in learning

If he made an effort to understand something new he could be more successful

Students do schoolwork for self-preservation, it is no wonder that learning the material is not often the goal of a student.

People feel entitled to reward based on their efforts towards simply completing an assignment to the exact specifications. They don't, however, put nearly as much time into understanding the material. This often leads to a lower score regardless of how "neat" or complete their work was.

When our focus is to get through the school system successfully rather than to learn the material it attempts to teach, we end up having wasted years of our lives and learned almost nothing

People from different locations, time periods, or communities will have different views regarding various issues

Sometimes, in an effort to prove that oneself is not racist, a person may inadvertently contribute to racism in the act of avoiding it

People often do not understand that the actions of others from the same group will reflect on them, especially when it comes to a democratic nation such as the US.

A great example of how oftentimes the root of a problem exists somewhere else completely.

"The ability to speak does not make you intelligent" - Qui Gon Jinn

Everyone strives to be part of something, but people rarely strive to understand it. People find value in voice, not in understanding.

Make sure you understand someones side before joining or attacking it. A lack of understanding leads to deterioration, not growth.

I remember hearing that the golden number of people is 50. I may be misremembering, but according to my memory groups of 50 begin to be ineffective and growth becomes detrimental.

This, I believe, is the most important thing a student can do. Questioning the teachers can lead to finding faults in their lectures such as small errors or even new findings by the student that contradicts the teacher.

This seems somewhat extreme for the example

Man-made distinctions are not opinions, they are agreements. If the significant majority agrees upon a criteria, then it is the factual criteria. Opinion vs. Established Laws

The lack of involvement in the struggle of others leads to the lack of understanding, and therefore prolonging of the issue.

Oftentimes people will form a fierce stance on something without any prior knowledge or investigation of their own into the truth of the subject.

Simply learning about how something works, why it works, or when it works is not enough. You must also learn how to change it if progress is wanted.

This statement was reminiscent of my prior experiences in school, with there only ever being one direct answer to something. Exploration was not an option.

In order to be reading this, someone must have already strayed from the normal path and thought for themselves. This reminds me somewhat of the "if you think then you are" idea.

Resistance comes in many forms, often even silence or hope can be a form of resisting your current situation.