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Education

OldBaldy1701E

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4. But that is the issue... we do not teach critical thinking anymore.

Reply to intrepidity (Original post)

Mon Nov 7, 2022, 04:53 PM

Nov 2022

We indoctrinate. We make sure that criteria conceived by non-educators is met while we forget that the idea was to teach kids to think so that they could figure out things for themselves without being led by the nose. The rethugs have done an amazing job of corrupting our education model and we are still allowing it to go on. You want to help correct the course of this country? Stop indoctrinating and start teaching how to think, not how to regurgitate a bunch of useless facts.

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Is education the answer? [View all] intrepidity Nov 2022 OP

I don't think there is one thing that will fix this mess. CrispyQ Nov 2022 #1

Education doesn't work on willfully stupid people. Genki Hikari Nov 2022 #2

"You can lead a horse to water BigmanPigman Nov 2022 #3

But that is the issue... we do not teach critical thinking anymore. OldBaldy1701E Nov 2022 #4

YOU ARE CORRECT-anyone listening? Stargazer99 Dec 2022 #5

Not be rich for one thing. LOL. OldBaldy1701E Dec 2022 #6