The Falconer Quotes

“These examples, and those that surround us every day, are why creational thinking, not critical thinking, should be our ultimate goal in education. Critical thinking is a skill that allows us to steer a valuable course through a known problem. It engages a problem-solving skill set but stops short of what is possible. If problem solving and critical thinking are the goals of education, the bar is too low. Creational thinking, the use of content while branching into the unknown, leads to the possibility of truly elegant solutions. That is where the bar needs to be, particularly in light of the challenges that lie ahead for us.”
― Grant Lichtman, The Falconer

“Reaction without analysis and understanding will almost always result in an inadequate solution.”
― Grant Lichtman, The Falconer

“People who go looking for interesting problems are people who create and invent and discover things.”
― Grant Lichtman, The Falconer

“Knowledge of self is one of the most important ideas in The Art of War. It is imperative that you know your own self, your strengths and weaknesses, and your own worldview, or you cannot hope to fight life’s battles.”
― Grant Lichtman, The Falconer