Today, if anyone needs to fight for their rights and for respect, it is the children of the Philadelphia school system, marginalized by their alleged leaders and by a corrupt system of corporate "reform." Introducing Zinn -- to the extent that teachers take note of this resolution -- would be a great way to gain critical thinking skills and help them to question authority in the way that all good citizens should question authority from time to time. A lot of conservatives are frothing at the mouth today over the Zinn conversation because -- regardless of what they say -- thousands of young Philadelphians thinking critically is the last thing they want.