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Originally Posted by Guest
But that's the thing...their agenda falls apart when other positions are introduced. No thinking person with all the facts would agree with MOST of the current myths/policies we "take for granted as true".
The hard sciences, you can often teach the controversy because there is no agenda to keep the earth at the center of the universe, the earth is flat.
But when you get into areas where there IS a push for a certain direction...climate change...then they DON'T want you armed with too much knowledge.
In the social arena...it's a free for all. Nobody knows anything (other than how to manipulate people) for sure. Yet there are a plethora of opinions. Here too, there are "truths" and that is ALL that is taught/tolerated.
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You don't know what goes on in the classroom because you haven't been in one for more then 50 years. Critical thinking skills are taught at a very early age.
Critical thinking is not a position. The first time your child asks if there really is a tooth fairy or Santa Claus it's a critical thinking skill. The answer makes them wonder about the Bible, Jesus and diversity. This can upset older people who want a world of "do what you are told".
Who is doing the manipulating and who is teaching children why it's intelligent to challenge? That's how you make scientists, inventors and trouble shooters.