Pray tell, what is your opinion on the state of global education. For me, the critical thinker is resilient to rhetoric and propaganda, the fact learner is however....not. — Benj96
Not so sure philosopher and critical thinker are one and the same. — jgill
Pray tell, what is your opinion on the state of global education. For me, the critical thinker is resilient to rhetoric and propaganda, the fact learner is however....not. — Benj96
Too many education systems rely heavily on "fact-spouting" and "rote learning" over "debate/discussion/discourse". — Benj96
Pray tell, what is your opinion on the state of global education. For me, the critical thinker is resilient to rhetoric and propaganda, the fact learner is however....not. — Benj96
including yourself? — Paine
Overwhelmingly, the forum is populated by folk who read a book once, and so think they know how to do fil-o-so-fee... — Banno
The stuff I study is fifty years out of date. — Banno
Pray tell, what is your opinion on the state of global education — Benj96
Facts are not skills. Which is why I support philosophy as a fundamental pillar of education. And yet many nations or education systems do not offer philosophy as a primary or secondary level module. If it were up to me it would be mandatory and fostered from an early age.
I think the issue is that many assessments are based on an objective points based system. If "Fact X,Y or Z" is mentioned then assign 1, 2 or 3 points to said exam response.
This is not learning, it's a memory test. — Benj96
So perhaps philosophy is a prophylaxis against propaganda; it's just that we will never be able to agree on what "philosophy" should mean. — Leontiskos
Am I right in thinking of you, Ben, as an Englishman?...global education... — Benj96
Moreover, it's not so clear what "propaganda" is, either. But we would not want to make this a discussion about the use of "words..." — Banno
Keep in mind that the folk hereabouts are not philosophers. — Banno
many nations or education systems do not offer philosophy as a primary or secondary level module — Benj96
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