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Recognizing fake news now a required subject in California schools (www.pleasantonweekly.com)

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[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What would "generic" critical thinking even look like? You need some subject matter to apply critical thinking skills to. News is already a very, very broad subject. What kind of critical thinking do you think is important but not teachable in the context of news?

[–] rockrelishpiealamode@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Here's the syllabus for the Cambridge Critical Thinking AS & A level

https://www.cambridgeinternational.org/Images/597412-2023-2025-syllabus.pdf

They used to offer it as an end of GCSEs subject in grammar schools in the UK when i were younger (Maybe they still do, i don't know). My Ex took it.

I (a pleb) went to a plebs school though so didn't get the opportunity