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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)

submitted 4 months ago by Lugh to c/futurology

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[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 16 points 4 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?

[–] skeezix@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The motivation centers around capitalism. Critical thinkers aren’t going to reach for their wallet every time they see a stupid advertisement featuring dancing penguins. As a bonus to the corporatocracy, the brain dead electorate with no critical thinking skills vote for the people who will make their life worse.

[–] sudneo@lemm.ee 1 points 4 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.