Hmm. So you would take the opinion of a car mechanic that has never driven a car? His 'necessary research' was a period of traveling, observing, and critically

Hmm. So you would take the opinion of a car mechanic that has never driven a car? His 'necessary research' was a period of traveling, observing, and critically attempting to understand these issues, not some 'Education Reform 101: Introduction to Critical Thought' lecture course.