Our society has a strong tendency to be intolerant and to use violence to resolve conflicts or against those who are different from them. The tendency is likely generated by differences of beliefs, values and/or principles. The question is: What is the cause of this narrow mindset? Why do people seem to deny the fact that differences naturally exist in the universe? Part of the issue is probably school classroom instruction in this country, which is heavily centered on the teacher rather than students. For decades education in Indonesia has been dominated by teacher-centered instruction and rote learning. I remember very well what my teacher would do in her history class while I was in junior high school. She would come into the classroom, sit down and begin to lecture. All students would sit, listen to the lecture and take notes. The teacher would a...