I agree that content (17th century European history, for exam) and general thinking (How to think critically) are very hard to separate. I don't know of a good

I agree that content (17th century European history, for exam) and general thinking (How to think critically) are very hard to separate. I don't know of a good answer, but I think with all the money that gets thrown at schools, it's worth asking how they are improving the students.