Give a damn. Give many damns. Give more damns than you thought you had. That’s the price of a meaningful existence. (channeling @umairh)

— Tony Chu (@tonyhschu) June 8, 2012

I’ve been following Umair Haque’s work closely as I think about my thesis idea on education. If we are rethinking education, what would I want schools to do? More than anything, I think I want schools to get students to give a damn. I want education to help students find a meaningful pursuit.

From the looks of the response on Twitter, I guess I struck a nerve?