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In reply to the discussion: Met my first Trump voter the other night. [View all]maddiemom
(5,106 posts)52. I've taught it as well, and agree that it's vitally important.
Many parents who are very conservative and consider themselves "Christian," think that questioning their beliefs is downright evil, and can be very vocal about it. That is a major problem in education on the public school level: feeling that your child is being "brainwashed" if they learn to question, when just the opposite is true.
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I am sure that critical thinking skills can be taught. I've done it.
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2017
#33
I know just what you mean. I got to where I wanted to ask those parents why they sent their kids
Dark n Stormy Knight
Oct 2017
#58
Its like that across the country. Most of them dont know or have been mislead by Fox.
lancelyons
Oct 2017
#12
You done good! And as I suspected, they're uninformed, don't follow issues or facts...
Honeycombe8
Oct 2017
#21
Thank you for trying. I personally do not have the patience to deal with such gross ignorance.
LonePirate
Oct 2017
#27
Is our education system lacking, our media as well, or are some just not paying attention?
brush
Oct 2017
#51
Mushy. Very mushy non-logic on all fronts. Pleasant fellow, no ground beneath his feet.
byronius
Oct 2017
#57
Saving America by de-programming one glassy-eyed uninformed voter at a time!
struggle4progress
Oct 2017
#65