> Pseudo-science like "critical thinking" can't really be taught, but actual science can. Arguably critical thinking is the express purpose of English and Lang

> Pseudo-science like "critical thinking" can't really be taught, but actual science can. Arguably critical thinking is the express purpose of English and Language-Arts. Media literacy falls into that, too. People often discredit schools, but they already teach a lot of this stuff, it's just that Billy Bob was blowing snot bubbles. I mean, a huge part of school is just reading pieces of text and trying to formulate an understanding, as well as gauging the Author's intent and the larger social context. That, to me, is just critical thinking.