Six wrote:And Eumaas, your rare brilliance probably has more to do with how you were raised than whether or not you attended public school. I've met quite a few idiots who attended public schools and home schools alike. As long as you picked up on the importance of critical thought somewhere along the line, you probably have a fighting chance. It's always a good idea to apply a little bit of it to yourself, however.
I grew up in a home culture of critical thinking. My parents encouraged debate and discussion.
I'm always applying critical thinking to myself and my opinions. It's too bad the archives are gone--there's a five year history of wildly changing opinions... I'm the classic flipflopper.
P.S. I'm hardly brilliant. If anybody thinks so, it's probably more the shitty state of education than any merit on my part.
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Six wrote:And Eumaas, your rare brilliance probably has more to do with how you were raised than whether or not you attended public school. I've met quite a few idiots who attended public schools and home schools alike. As long as you picked up on the importance of critical thought somewhere along the line, you probably have a fighting chance. It's always a good idea to apply a little bit of it to yourself, however.
I grew up in a home culture of critical thinking. My parents encouraged debate and discussion.
I'm always applying critical thinking to myself and my opinions. It's too bad the archives are gone--there's a five year history of wildly changing opinions... I'm the classic flipflopper.
P.S. I'm hardly brilliant. If anybody thinks so, it's probably more the shitty state of education than any merit on my part.
was home schooling your choice or the old folks and why? in my croft "critical thinking" meant coming up with the right reply that was going to get you
out the shit when challenged by the parents.
