We could accomplish so much more just by teaching critical thinking
Thursday, 13 Mar 2025
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Finland also started a massive country-wide program to give homeless people and people otherwise in poverty affordable housing. 8,000 apartments have been built so far. They are attempting to completely end homelessness as an issue by the early 2030s.
So yeah, be like Finland.
ThAt’S hOw tHeY bRaNeWaSh uR KiDs
-some braindead conservative loser
Conservatives are literally anti progress
They are a destructive force to any society
I’ve had lessons on these topics since before COVID. Don’t act like one portion of the US speaks for the whole.
I keep telling y’all the reason they went so hard after CRT was because of the “C”, critical. They don’t want people questioning their bullshit and propaganda.
…and the fact they are racist.
Bro, they don’t mention credit score, checkbook balancing and say the metric system is communist.
You think the US would teach critical thinking and civic responsibility? I’m not trying to offend but I think that’s as long as shot as there ever has been.
Not we. Republicans.
Finland out here giving kids the cheat codes to life while we’re stuck arguing over Harry Potter.
We’re over here debating whether critical thinking itself is propaganda. Be. Like. Finland. 🙃
We could achieve this in the US but our average reading level may not be up to snuff. Plus, we’re over here debating whether we _need_ a Department of Education
Honestly, might be time for me to immigrate to Finland or any of those Scandinavian countries. America ain’t it
The US is not politically mature enough to accomplish this.
A lot of adults need to sit in on that class too if we’re being real
if only. this is the shit Gen X needs too
Do you know what I think is awesome? Finland is doing this, while also having some of the best welfare in the entire world, some of the happiest and healthiest people AND they have 32 firearms per 100 residents. they are what the US could’ve been like if we pulled our heads out of our asses.
No way this would fly in the US. Half the population would claim the government is brain washing kids. Which is sad because media literacy is so critical in this age
The Texas GOP has banned teaching critical thinking as a part of their platform since like 2012
for reference
If I say what I really think about conservatives then federal agents will be at my house.
as a teacher, critical thinking is literally taught in school. we learned about propaganda with books such as animal farm.
wait, we’re not teaching this in the US? that makes so much sense.
evaluating news vs propaganda was a recurring theme in my public high school like 10 years ago. and it was valuable to gauge motives of journalists and media outlets. is this why i’m always right about everything nowadays? omg
Guys, let it go. We’re doomed as a country.
I’m not going to pretend like our education system is the best, but were taught critical thinking skills in school. I’m a 90s baby but we *also* went over trusting sources and what makes an authoritative source. Education is definitely a part of it, but the issue in the US goes well beyond that.
But I don’t know what there is to gain for pretending like critical thinking isn’t part of the education system. Y’all didn’t go over deductive reasoning (it’s part of reading comprehension)?
I damn near only teach my daughter critical thinking and common sense because with she’ll figure everything else out
Fwiw, there are some lessons like this in the states. I subbed in a 5th grade class in a Chicago suburb a month ago about identifying fake info online. Based on context it seemed like one lesson in a series but I didn’t sub for those.
The Twitter post is still correct, the U.S. has a long way to go imo.
Pretty sure critical thinking is one of the things the right wing got SUPER worked up about when it was taught in schools. They’d prefer the upcoming generations to be stupid and gullible. More compliant workforce that way.
Reddit sure could use these lessons
It’s needed most in places like, idk, SOUTH CAROLINA.
You know that children, who are legal citizens and go to public school, can’t participate in Dual Enrollment like their peers if their PARENTS aren’t US citizens?
Like literally our state has the worst education in the country and their top priority is hating Mexicans.
There’s no way in hell SC would go for anti propaganda when thats all school here even is in the first place.
Michael Moore made a film about ideas the US should steal from other countries. Every idea when he started talking to people in charge was an idea that originated in the US and that country expanded on it. Finland was the country that he looked to for education.
Hmmm most schools do go over this. Been doing it forever and I just helped my kids with this a year ago. It is just how to check sources for credibility. It is up to the person to apply it to everything else. I admit they should probably tell the kids the news ain’t the news anymore and to be wary of talking heads.
Honestly if real critical thinking and reasoning was taught and the people listened to it, we wouldn’t have as many religious people out there.
Who are they studying? America, of course!
Just a genuine question, iam curious, how does it work, cause iam guessing a programme like this would need government authorities backing it up, and they would be calling the shots here.
Or is there an independent team that runs the program??
Don’t downvote me , please!!
Ironically, believing unsourced posts on the internet can aid in the dissemination of misinformation.
An ounce of Epistemology prevents a pound of paranoid superstition.
That’s what the DeVos family has been stamping out since the 90s in Michigan.
Finland is not controlled by oligarchs. Lucky Finland.
How?
If anyone is interested in more information about how Finland teaches media literacy, here is a story about it: [Educated Decisions](https://finland.fi/life-society/educated-decisions-finnish-media-literacy-deters-disinformation/).
Finland is a great place but the Finnish politicians are owned by the same oligarchs that rule over USA and it is not a socialist utopia like many propagandists like to pretend it is.
And schools don’t teach how to recognize propaganda. They are a part of it.
pls i wish ppl wouldn’t post things like this on twitter, that apartheid man is going to start demanding Finland elect an alt-right party
White privilege and the myth of white supremacy hinder many white individuals from accepting accountability. They find it difficult to acknowledge how their voting decisions since the civil rights era have adversely affected everyone.
Instead of addressing their shortcomings, they point fingers at others. Rather than confronting sexual abuse problems within their own communities and religious organizations, they demonize LGBTQ+ individuals. They hold immigrants responsible for corporations’ refusal to offer equitable and sustainable wages. Their electoral decisions have facilitated the rise of officials who prioritize the wealth and interests of the elite. They mistakenly think that tax dollars should assist the wealthy, believing it will ultimately benefit them. They know investing in community resources would also aid people of color as well as themselves.
They continue to undermine education by misrepresenting history and diminishing comprehension and critical thinking abilities, all to obscure the truths of their past and shield their children from understanding the struggles faced by others in America.
They have been conditioned by religion to believe that life should be centered around work, perpetuating the idea that suffering is a necessity, stemming from a set of beliefs they try to impose on everyone. They actively strip others of their rights while claiming their own are being violated simply because we resist their demands.
They have not experienced genuine accountability or real oppression, choosing instead to shift the blame onto others. Their racism, bigotry, and harmful attitudes have led to and will continue to lead to everyone’s extensive suffering.
They have undermined the middle class because too many individuals, particularly people of color, were succeeding. They assume it won’t impact them, and when it does, they blame people of color rather than their own decisions. Their votes have resulted in our current situation, allowing a deceitful and abusive leader to accumulate wealth under the guise of providing solutions. They couldn’t handle the possibility of a Black Asian woman rectifying all the damage they caused.
I find it challenging to understand their viewpoint and why they can not abandon the fallacies associated with white supremacy and their rigid religious beliefs. The false narratives from both are damaging the futures of our children, akin to how the Boomer generation permitted harm to ours.
The danger of white supremacy and its accompanying ignorance is evident in their conviction that personal opinions and feelings outweigh objective reality, as long as they come from a wealthy white man.
I feel exhausted and fearful. Their failure to confront the truth and embrace equality has brought us to this unfortunate state. It is profoundly concerning. We will all suffer because they are convinced that the world should revolve around ourselves and humanity. It’s unacceptable.
Unless the United States stops prioritizing white individuals’ egos over truth and justice, the situation will only worsen. Everyone deserves equitable opportunities to attain equality. All forms of religion should be restricted from political discourse and penalized for doing so. Laws should be grounded in facts and scientific evidence, not subjective opinions and feelings.
Progress is only a bad thing for people who are afraid of losing their current power over others.
You will become a critical thinker if you READ a book. It could be Science-Fiction, Novel or whatever. No need for extra lessons about exposing fake news, just make sure Pupils read books …
One of the greatest things I learned with a college education was how to evaluate the legitimacy and bias of sources.
You forget that while we’re here arguing and colluding against each other, there are places who are still moving forward and progressing. We’re going to get left behind if it hasn’t already happened.
I took World Issues in HS eons ago and we had a course on propaganda. It was so long ago that the teacher used political cartoons. This was before cable news stations, Apartheid was going on, Russia was still the USSR, and there was East Germany.