Are We Losing Our Ability to Think Critically?
Society has long cherished the ability to think beyond the ordinary. In a world where knowledge is revered and innovation equals progress, those able to bring forth greater insight and understanding are destined to make their mark and blaze a trail to greater enlightenment.
"Critical thinking as an attitude is embedded in Western culture. There is a belief that argument is the way to finding truth," observes Adrian West, research director at the ...
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Math education is always changing to make it "better." I believe there are only so many people who will be "good" at math and the world can only use so many math majors/engineers/etc. I'm looking for jobs currently and there are not that many people looking for engineers. What we need are more "thinkers/philosphers/dreamers."