Student or Teacher?

I just had a spirited debate with Larry Greenblatt, and good friend of mine that founded "Internetwork Defense"(1). We have been back and forth on a few items in our disciplines on many occasions and mostly end up in a similar place that was arrived at from differing angles.

I go back to a statement I make often that the fun of the security vector of information technologies is that you get to be philisophical. It is your job to play with ideas. I teach ethical hacker classes and part of that is selling the idea that critical thinking is a responsibility. You are paid for providing this service. Be respectful and understand the scope of the situation, but challenge wisely. Do challenge the situation.

Instructors and students are interchangable. Larry sat my class and I sat his. Next week I will sit a class of ten student teachers.

(1) http://www.internetworkdefense.com/