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A course in programming would be a great way to teach critical thinking, especially if you spend several weeks specifically working on debugging skills.
by csense 14y ago
A course in programming would be a great way to teach critical thinking, especially if you spend several weeks specifically working on debugging skills.
- tellarin 14y agoCritical thinking is not necessarily analytical thinking. One can be deeply analytical and yet not really critical. For example, some people that know all details of a religious text and can argue its points very well, while not paying attention to its limitations/inconsistencies or influences. Not trying to bash religious people, just giving a common example.
- gnaritas 14y agoDebugging requires critical thinking, as does programming in general; it's not just analytical. A course in programming would do everyone's mind some good just as reading does; it changes how you think.
- snowwrestler 14y agoYou've obviously never sat in a literary analysis class with a bunch of programmers...