Critical thinking
| Critical thinking link | |
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| The ability to question and reason, rather than simply accept information one is provided. |
Critical thinking is a vital component of intellect.
Proponents
John Taylor Gatto emphasised thinking critical among his pupils.
Decline
1) They insist morality is entirely relative and culturally constructed...
2) ...while simultaneously holding unshakeable ethical convictions and viewing disagreement as moral monstrosity.
~ Henry Shevlin @dioscuri on Twitter.
In the last few decades school has been used to reduce critical thinking of children[1] even while paying lip service to it.
