'Never assume the obvious is true.' (William Safire)

So are my teachers really qualified to teach me?

By sheet virtue that they have been hired by the ESF to teach at a respectable secondary school that has a history over 100 years should tell me that they are all excellent at what they do.

Sadly, that is not the case.

Not every teacher I have met has been able to teach well, teach the subject material, or teach the class anything at all.

Now, onto something more agreeable with the people who will predict my IB Grades.


Racism.
Why?

Because it seemed obvious that the 'primative' Africans were not humans.
Wrong.
Because, the Europeans thought that Africans enjoyed being slaves.
Wrong.
Because they saw the disorganisation and thought they were given to them to exploit by God.
Wrong.

Do I see a pattern of how assuming what looks obvious is true leads to disasterous results?


We say that it's as obvious as the tip of our nose. But let's be fair. We can't really see our nose without a mirror. So, it's not really that obvious.

Sometimes, we need to expand our cause and effect.
How much of what I said it obvious? How much is true?