is where the revolution begins." Immortal Technique
As I have been fortunate enough to be given the opportunity to be a TA in an environment conducive to critical thought and creativity, I am constantly reminded the potential of students and human beings in general to think of amazing ideas and use their "sociological imagination."
For one assignment, a student brought in a song by Immortal Technique and talked about how his music inspires him to fight against oppression and speak his mind without fear. I then thought of this quote because if someone who is barely taking sociology 101 could begin to critically think about the complexities of the world we live in, why is it that they are not given the opportunity to hash out these ideas and develop them. In essence, why have they not been able to exert their sociological imagination?
Dr. Choi always talks about how we must be child-like in our ability to be creative and think, but not be childish. So I consistenly ask myself, how can we be "child-like," because the mind of a child is truly where the revolution begins.
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