[aruanan]

But then he went to college and came under the influence of a radical professor who is a former student of the intellectual fraud and unrepentant leftist, Cornel West. This professor became Jack's mentor, inviting him to her house for dinner and even arranging for him to join her...

Which goes to show how important the personal element is. People, especially kids, will believe what you say more readily because of how you are with them than because of how true it's supposed to be. Those who really want to help them grow up will then guide them into critical thinking. Others, like the leftist professor above, will just use their enthusiasm to make acolytes.

[Mia T]

Precisely.

The easy remedy is to teach your kids how to think critically. Critical thinking protects against the strangulating, tentacular vines of Ivy.