On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:19:34 -0800, "Peter Duniho"
wrote:

People may be more literate today, but frankly I don't see how they are
significantly better educated. Most people view school as a chore to get
through (and thus retain very little of whatever they "learn"), and our
educational system doesn't really teach very much in the way of useful
critical thinking skills anyway.

What courses in school would teach critical thinking skills?

Corky Scott