2016 Postmortem

I am so tired of this cliche, I can scream. Schools teach what you call "critical thinking," though not esoteric stuff found in university philosophy classes. What is taught is developmentally appropriate.

They are NOT indoctrination centers for either the left or the right.

THE SCHOOLS ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE for this mentality of people, mainly white males, voting for Trump.

It is very hard to shake off upbringing by PARENTS, and reinforced by authoritarian institutions like churches and the military, and further reinforced by hate radio and outfits like Fox, which never happened before the repeal of the Fairness Doctrine.

But the schools are not responsible for this.

I can always tell when somebody is not an educator when I read views that say schools "do not teach 'critical thinking.'" It simply isn't true and never has been. The schools are not in the business of teaching people WHAT to think.