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Schools to teach children how to spot fake news and ‘putrid’ conspiracies online
(www.independent.co.uk)
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What my Dad always called "the elastic curriculum" - some politician gets a bug up their ass and demand schools teach it (eg BoJo and Latin). At least this weaves through different subjects so could be made to work. Still, it must be a bit difficult to teach critical thinking in religious schools.
Religion requires you to not have critical thinking skills at all
My evangelical school did a "classical education" and made the mistake of actually having some critical thinking after all the indoctrination. I'm a pagan leftist transgender homosexual now.