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coberst
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Posted - 06/27/2004 :  15:02:48  Show Profile  Visit coberst's Homepage Send coberst a Private Message
Few adults realize that they do not know anything about critical thinking. The words sound familiar but the reality is that they know nothing about critical thinking.

Learning critical thinking is equivalent to two or three 3-hour college credit courses for a total of 6 to 9 hours of college credit. The reason adults know nothing about critical thinking is because it has been taught in our schools and colleges only in the last twenty years.

Our schools are having a difficult time teaching critical thinking. Part of the reason for this difficulty is because adults know nothing about critical thinking. Critical thinking is the science of reason. It is a combination of Logic 101 plus ‘epistemology for dummies' plus a significant attitude adjustment.

If adults do not take it upon themselves to learn critical thinking and thus recognize the importance of the subject our schools may be forced to discontinue the curriculum. Critical thinking is difficult for the schools because teachers must learn from scratch because they did not receive any education in the subject when they were younger.

Reading is fundamental but so is critical thinking. If we adults fail our children in this matter we should be ashamed.

See www.criticalthinking.org
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