Originally Posted by
Amethyst Star
And don't knock holding hand rails. When it's 3am and someone's lit the 5th floor billboard on fire and you have to walk down the stairs in flip flops into the snow and then have to walk back up with wet feet among a horde of other students after having to wait for two hours while the police investigate the arson, holding the hand rails can save your life.
But if I may attempt to interpret what Minerva said: "Think for yourself." The majority of teachers will teach you what they know and understand and that can skew your view of the topic. They will give you good information, but it's up to you to figure out what you hold to be true and what to believe. It's not so much of a problem in classes like math or foreign language, but in history, philosophy, political, and especially religious courses, you'll encounter that a lot. So, decide for yourself whether JFK was a good president or not. :)