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implementing critical thinking into school

would like a program in schools that teach how to be an effective thinker which would help the way kids understand different courses of education across the board and to know how to ask the right questions to a problem to better solve them. I believe if you implement critical thinking then the next generation of youth will be a much brighter generation and the possibility of greater future will me much greater then if that don't learn the basic skill of thinking and feel it is an extremely important trait that we need much more of

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  • Joti Gill

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    Jul 11 2012: Education today is dominated by examinations. Teachers are rushing through the curriculum and students and parents focus only on 'exam preparation' . A smattering of excursions, debates, displays are done only to tick off boxes rather than teach students critical thinking. We need to start teaching our children to critically think for themselves rather than give them ready made solutions.

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