SCHOOL FOR THOUGHT

Lower-Order Thinking Skills?

Yesterday’s blog elicited a comment from one of our faithful readers along the lines of he rejected the argument because it came from a right-wing organization. Another of our readers kindly warned that citing that organization would forever brand SQE as crazy right-wing and give our enemies all the evidence they need. Both of these readers are or were educators.

Hello?

Intellectual honesty and openness require that every argument be considered on its merits. If the argument is correct, what difference does it make who advanced it?

Are/were these educators teaching our children this sort of closed-minded, prejudicial thinking? I certainly hope not.