What subject, not taught now (besides your religion), would you like to see taught in public schools?

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Logic The ability to think logically is missing from most young people and even adults today. Math is a form of logic, true, but it needs to be extended to the language and thought processes of logic. Knowing what presuppositions are, what opinions are, where data actually leads, what colors conclusions, to what extent one can generalize -- we might have a very different culture if logic were actually taught!(No, I'm not excluding emotions and similar, folks.

But we already have those in spades! ) .

Critical thinking, values clarification, distinguishing fact from opinion, and problem solving. (Sexy, huh? ) We need a lot more instruction in critical thinking, taught outside the box of any kind of ideology.

We are bombarded with persuasive messages that encourage us to make decisions based more on impulse than analysis. We are in desperate need of instruction and practice in problem solving, especially in the realm of governing. The adversarial approach to politics is too slow and destructive for today's problems.

The difficulties we face in this country are too big for one person (POTUS) and her small inner circle to solve. We need a brainstorming, collaborative approach. We can't do that without focusing on our common goals and practicing tolerance, patience, and forbearance.

Right now we seem to be on a governing treadmill. We’re running as fast as we can (and spending as much money as possible), but we’re not really moving forward. By "governing" I include voting and citizenship--"Government Are Us" in the last analysis.

You thought the buck stopped with the POTUS (President of the United States). I'm afraid not--it stops with us. We need to accept that and get movin'.

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Not so much a subject, as a way to teach many of them Socratic method, teaching by asking questions of the students, discussing them and thereby leading them to not only learn but to expand and enhance their understanding of the subject through questioning it.

Geography Geography has been pushed aside in schools in favor of computers. Children today have no idea of where anything is in the world. I guess they are just expected to pull it from the air or absorb it through their skin.

I somehow think that knowing where Canada is or the capital of Mississippi might be useful in life. -layyla-'s Recommendations Geography for Educators: Standards, Themes, and Concepts Amazon List Price: $82.40 Used from: $73.97 Tools for the Geographer: 176 Reproducible Explorations Amazon List Price: $52.95 Used from: $116.67 Teaching Geography Amazon List Price: $42.00 Used from: $27.29 Africa for Kids: Exploring a Vibrant Continent, 19 Activities (For Kids series) Amazon List Price: $17.95 Used from: $11.00 Average Customer Rating: 3.0 out of 5 (based on 1 reviews) .

1 Wow. "Great" minds run in the same channels! .

Wow. "Great" minds run in the same channels!

" "Is it possible to have a hearty discussion about politics, religion, or ANY subject ..

How many public schools are there in mexico.

Should the Bible be taught in public schools...

Is it possible to have a hearty discussion about politics, religion, or ANY subject .

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.