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An enlightened citizen is the only means to gain more voice in more policy decisions. An enlightened citizen is much more than an informed citizen. Critical thinking is the only practical means to develop a more enlightened citizen. If, however, we wait until our CT trained grade-schoolers become adults I suspect all will be lost. This is why I think a massive effort must be made to convince today’s adults that they must train themselves in CT.
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But if our kids should not be trained to be a CT right off the bat, then they should atleast be prepared to think like critical thinkers. But they are not. There could be, should be, a structure within the structure of education. The first structure should be to teach the kids what they need to learn, to expand their minds and get them ready for the world. The second structure should be within the first, to teach kids to think critially to show them many different ways of thought, and ways of looking at things. History should be taught by looking at different view points. Different view points in world events. Etc. Etc.
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