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It's not the same thing. Thinking critically and speaking in front of a group of people is different than participating in a discussion online.

• scotty79 14y ago
  It's relatively rare activity for adults. Especially when compared to online discussion. Are you sure future adults would benefit from being able to have in person discussion with group of people if there is almost no chance of them having such in their adult lives?
  • bzalasky 14y ago
    I don't know what you do, but I couldn't get through a day as a software engineer without those skills. That said, I'll give you credit for pointing out critical thinking as a rare activity for most adults. ; )
    • scotty79 14y ago
      I'm web developer who works remotely. I worked in corporation for some time where we had multi-person real live meetings but they were devoid of any real discussion or content. I also worked in few start-ups where we discussed important things in person but I never talked to more than two people at the same time. If you really have to discuss things that require critical thinking with a group of people daily I think you are fairly unique and I don't envy you. :-)
      • bzalasky 14y ago
        Daily, the group is no more than 3 or 4 other engineers and designers (and there's plenty of time to code w/ headphones on), but the core skill I'm talking about is being able to think critically on your feet. We pair code a lot, and I feel like that's one of the places where experience thinking out loud is helpful.