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To: epicure who wrote (48238)	5/24/2002 7:11:07 PM
From: Lane3	Respond to of 82486

I like those two, too.

To: epicure who wrote (48238)	5/27/2002 10:46:07 AM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

That is a fairly congenial scheme. Facts are readily teachable, and so are most skills, although there may be some judgment elements (like estimating for long division). Critical thinking can be modeled, practiced, and coached, but not directly taught. You cannot teach people how to come up with hypotheses. You can give them an idea of what is aimed at, show them examples, ask them to try, and critique their work, in a continuous process of exercise and refinement, but there is no step by step technique to teach. You cannot teach people judgment. Again, one can show examples of close reasoning, ask them to deal with a complex issue, and critique their work, but there are no clear set of rules to apply, though there are some precepts that are helpful. Anyway, we need them to have a firm foundation of knowledge and skills, partially so that they are prepared for harder reasoning, and partially because without the application of what is known to solve what is unknown, they cannot make progress. Hypotheses are generated out of the available stock of knowledge, and judgment draws upon the bearing of detail on the relations of things, to make subtler distinctions. All of these things are a matter of education, but it is clear enough that some people are a good deal more qualified to advance then others, in virtue of natural ability and temperament, which enables them to sit still and withhold judgment while contemplating an issue.........