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I would probably create a whole new class called "thinking 101" or something. It should teach: -numeracy: how much is 1 million/1 billion/1 trillion, etc. -co
by itmag 15y ago
I would probably create a whole new class called "thinking 101" or something. It should teach:
-numeracy: how much is 1 million/1 billion/1 trillion, etc.
-common cognitive biases.
-logical fallacies.
-basic science.
-basic coding.
-De Bono's 6 thinking hats.
-how the brain works.
-meditation (ie not thinking).
-how to learn stuff faster and better.
-how to remember stuff: memory palace and the like.
-etc
I could think up a HUGE list of stuff in this genre that would be very helpful.
- michael_dorfman 15y agoSounds like you are reinventing the ExPhil: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examen_philosophicum http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Examen_philosophicum
- _exec 15y agoInteresting. Do you have any idea what kind of topics the course teaches? Is there a list online?
- d4nt 15y agoDuring sixth form college (ages 16-18, in the UK) one of the philosophy lecturers started a course with the same sort of goals. It covered critical thinking, written communication, logic, a bit of psychology etc. The 12 or so hours I spent in those lectures were among the most valuable hours I invested in anything, ever.
- itmag 15y agoYeah, it's an obvious patch to society with tremendous potential for trickle down benefit. Why isn't it being done?
- derleth 15y agoHonestly? It would likely be too much fun. There is still, to this day, a large number of people who think education needs to be repetitive rote drill in order to be... real, or legitimate, or even 'useful' by some warped definition of that concept. It's tied into the notion of hazing, or "If I had to waste my years in school tied to a desk memorizing stuff I don't use, so should you! Builds character!" And, finally, the idea that if the next generation does it, too, maybe your time doing it wasn't simply wasted.
- _exec 15y agoI'd definitely be interested in reading the full list :) Any more suggestions?
- pmf 15y agoLoving this idea.