UK-Skeptics articles and commentary » petition http://www.ukskeptics.com/cms UK-Skeptics articles and commentary Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:41:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Critical Thinking petition http://www.ukskeptics.com/cms/critical-thinking-petition/ http://www.ukskeptics.com/cms/critical-thinking-petition/#comments Sun, 18 Jan 2009 18:19:44 +0000 John Jackson http://www.ukskeptics.com/cms/?p=667 See: Critical Thinking petition.

A new petition has been started to petition the Prime Minister to introduce Critical Thinking as part of the core curriculum in primary and secondary schools.

From the petition’s creator:

Critical Thinking is an essential skill, providing a mental tool-kit to help the thinker tell fact from fantasy. It is also a skill which is sadly lacking within the general population. We have it within our power to arm the next generation against quacks, frauds and charlatans by teaching critical thinking in British schools. Educate our children today so they won’t be taken for gullible fools tomorrow by internet scammers, bogus medical treatments, magical thinking or confirmation bias.


If there is one major skill that is lacking in the general population, it is Critical Thinking. It is relatively simple to learn the basics and it would benefit people greatly to have these skills but it is only available as an option in education at ‘A’ level. It is not taught at all throughout our general education system.

Now, it could be argued that these petitions don’t really work in influencing the government to do anything, but one thing is certain: doing nothing surely won’t influence the government to act!

So if you agree with the aims of this petition, please simply sign it by adding your name here: Critical Thinking petition.


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