The article makes a strong issue of challenging people’s internal models, or paradigms. Through the newspaper column, Meadows has tried to challenge some of the common misunderstandings people have about economics, the government, and other social and natural systems. Why is it so important to challenge these paradigms?
Thinking back to Forrester's paper, do you see how a K-12 education in systems could help accomplish this very same goal? How does a system dynamics background help one to understand these areas? How could understanding system dynamics help the public make more informed choices in their own lives?