Current Events > Do you think schools need to emphasize the concept of critical thinking more?

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I think so. Instead of just memorizing facts, I think there should be more focus on critical thinking to explain why a certain statement is true and to help build problem solving skills.
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That's what common core was, and parents that couldn't understand it complained and made it go away.
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Ozai_Was_Right posted...

That's what common core was, and parents that couldn't understand it complained and made it go away.

Dang...that sucks....
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Parents need to be better. It's not the schools.
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Patty_Fleur posted...

Parents need to be better. It's not the schools.

Yeah, from this and the previous post, I can agree.
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A lot of it is the parents. Parents are afraid to expose their kids to hardship and constantly hold their hands. Kids don't develop the confidence to make decisions and think for themselves, or it never becomes a possibility for them, creating actually useless people.

Reasoning classes should be mandatory, if only to make internet arguments less stupid.

But no, really, it would be the most immediately tangible benefit to the students.
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Absolutely yes
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Yes.

School is heavily oriented towards stupid test taking. In the end you become good at taking tests but little else.

I appreciate when people understand the difference between education and intelligence.
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