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It absolutely is taught in secondary education in the US. Heck, it's taught during elementary education. But you can't teach someone something unless they're wi
by jfrunyon 5y ago
It absolutely is taught in secondary education in the US. Heck, it's taught during elementary education. But you can't teach someone something unless they're willing to learn it. Post-secondary education doesn't help that.
- otterley 5y agoYoung children's brains aren't developed sufficiently to build these skills. Even a lot of high schoolers have difficulty with it. It's largely taught in post-secondary education because by then, the brain has matured enough to handle the cognitive load.
- greedo 5y agoTell me you haven't raised kids without saying you haven't raised kids. Mine have been critics since before they could speak.
- otterley 5y agoEvery kid does that. That’s not the kind of critical thinking taught in university, involving research and the evaluation of nuanced arguments, and I think you know that.
- jfrunyon 5y agoNot only is it not remotely true that children can't think critically or research something; not only is that irrelevant to whether or not it's taught to children; it's a mighty heavy assumption to say that people's brains have matured enough for anything when they're in college.