I am not good at keeping track of what is happening in the real world. As a stay-at-home mom, my kids keep me fairly busy. For a while I just didn't think that knowing what was going on was a priority for me.
This week I have been thinking a lot about A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver Van DeMille. I have realized that I should never stop learning myself, especially since Drew and Gracie will be learning from my example as they grow up and I become a mentor to them.
One of the things that a mentor should encourage is helping his or her student learn to apply knowledge gained from the classics to situations in the real world, in a way that helps others. How will I be able to teach Drew and Gracie how to make real-world applications if I have no idea what is going on in the real world myself?
Having come to that realization, I began looking for the "perfect" news source. After some thought I realized that I was actually jumping right back on the "conveyor belt," looking for someone to tell me what to think. I need to just start reading and thinking about current events and the more I read and learn, the better I will be at evaluating what I read.
My husband always seems to know what is going on in the world, so I asked him where he looks for news. He said he usually looks at CNN or MSNBC, so those will be my starting place as I try to pay more attention to the world around me.
How do you keep up with the news? If you have a favorite news web site, please share it with me!
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