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A homeschooling mom complained to Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn that several of her children were not thinking deeply enough despite the fact that they were being educated at home (For those who think that home education is an automatic ticket to well educated children, think again).

Here is the the Bluedorn's insightful response:

"Concerning the problem of not thinking: people who do not read, and who spend their free time watching television and movies, playing video and computer games, or who otherwise spend their time seeking entertainment, will not be able to think critically. Documentation for this is given in Jane Healy’s two books, Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think and What We Can Do About It and Failure to Connect: How Computers Affect Our Children’s Minds for Better and Worse. For one who is truly taught to think, thinking becomes his way of life" (Emphasis mine).