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After a week of far-right rioting fuelled by online misinformation, the British government is to change the school curriculum so English schoolchildren are taught critical thinking skills to tackle it (www.telegraph.co.uk)
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[–] threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

change the school curriculum so English schoolchildren are taught critical thinking skills

Is this... not currently taught?

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It is conveniently left out in many large countries, one wonders what motivation they might have to skip on this skill?

[–] sudneo@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Tbh considering how it is a method, not a subject really, I think it is indirectly taught in so many subjects: math, literature, philosophy, biology, physics and more.

I really don't see the point of teaching it as a standalone subject, although I would be curious to see how that works.

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