Naive Nancy, Selfish Sam, and Fairminded Fran


First meet Naive Nancy.

“I don’t need to think! I understand everything without thinking. I just do whatever occurs to me to do. I believe most of what I hear. I believe most of what I see on TV. I don’t see why I should question either. And I don’t need to waste a lot of time trying to figure things out...


Next meet Selfish Sam.

“I think a lot! It helps me trick people and get what I want. I believe whatever I want to believe, whatever gets me what I want. I question anyone who asks me to do what I don’t want to do. I figure out how to get around my parents. I figure out how to get other kids to do what I want them to do. I even figure out how to avoid thinking if I want...


Next meet Fairminded Fran.

“I think a lot. It helps me to learn. It helps me to figure things out. I want to understand my parents and my playmates. In fact, I even want to understand myself and why I do things. Sometimes I do things that I don’t understand. It’s not easy trying to understand everyone and everything. Lots of people say one thing and do another. You can’t always believe what people say...