Teaching Skepticism In Science Classes Instead Of Facts
Thursday, April 5, 2012 - 23:10
in Psychology & Sociology
Every few years, an international test is given and American students finish in the middle of the pack. They went up during the 2000s but American kids have never been at the top - international students learn facts and American kids learn 'how to think'. Americans were 11th out of 12 countries taking the international assessment the first time it was given in the early 1960s. They are not testing what American students are learning.Given the rampant criticism educators, the government and students get from cultural pundits ('dismal', 'being left behind', etc.) each time one of those assessments is given, it seems like a non-starter to try and change education to teach more critical thinking. read more