And you think we have crazies in this country... dear God, what the heck is going on in England

[PatSeg]

22. Well, I suppose the fact that people are looking for the

WHY could be seen as a positive thing, but then you see WHERE they are looking and it is pretty alarming.

I am fortunate in that I was taught critical thinking from a young age and I had a few very remarkable teachers, who often asked more questions than they answered. They made us think, which a lot of students found very uncomfortable. I remember being taught syllogisms in more than one class and the lesson stuck.

In a perfect world, I can envision an educational system that puts more stress on critical thinking, logic, and creativity than on most traditional subjects. The most important thing that I taught my children was to think for themselves, even if that thinking led them away from own beliefs. I was always proud when they used logic and reason to come to a conclusion. If the conclusion was faulty, I knew they would eventually figure that out.


Edit to add quote: “The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write. It will be those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.” - Future Shock, by Alvin Toffler