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Skepticism, Science & Pseudoscience

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2. so grades are for memory.

Sun Mar 25, 2012, 09:55 AM

Mar 2012

Good memory = A...bad memory = F...and critical thinking will just piss people off.
Yep they have us well trained.

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The sad state of education in critical thinking [View all] skepticscott Mar 2012 OP

Absolutely. MineralMan Mar 2012 #1

so grades are for memory. zeemike Mar 2012 #2

I got in trouble for teaching critical thinking TrogL Mar 2012 #3

If you want us to do a better job teaching critical thinking, LWolf Mar 2012 #4