• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
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      There is a difference between Knowledge and Critical Thinking.

      Knowledge is what you know, but Critical Thinking Skills are how you properly think and manage that knowledge. It’s possible to have knowledge, yet not know how to think properly. It’s even common, as we all witness around us every day.

      Lots of people know stuff, and think that makes them smart. It’s how you think that makes you smart, and that require Critical Thinking Skills, which Conservatives actively try to supress in schools. They claim it causes students to question authority, which it does.

      Questioning authority is the entire fucking point.