I'm sorry but I don't understand how one can "think critically" without knowing a lot facts. I've had too many experiences with 1st year students thinking that their thoughts, based on a lack of facts, is as valid as anyone else's opinion. My experience is that once you have learned the basic (and often conflicting) evidence in a given field, critical thinking comes (almost) as a matter of course. It's analogous to what happens with education majors, inundated with pedagogy courses but with a dearth of content courses with those pesky little facts. What we do NOT need are more teachers wasting time on topics like self-esteem, self-regulation, etc. Teach them knowledge!
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