This is one I’m saving. “Education” sadly does not equal cognitive ability. I am incredibly frustrated with students who can’t see the value in struggling to explain how they came to a particular opinion/understanding. There is so much to unpack here and I’m intrigued by the trauma [difficulty] / support [mitigation] connection here.
Most people think of education as something that imparts or improves cognitive ability. I see cognitive ability as something that can help one survive education institutions. I'm also intrigued by the trauma [difficulty] / support [mitigation] connection. Two good books I can recommend that address the topic are The Body Keeps the Score and Polysecure.
Ditto to the point about education. Critical thinking and media literacy are so lacking in the US below college level. I hope more countries/schools follow Finland's lead in developing a curriculum in media literacy (ie. analyzing media for dis/mis/information). The low levels of education attainment and quality of public education in the US multiplies the vulnerability of people's loneliness into them being easily captivated by authoritarianism and believing conspiracy theories.
This is one I’m saving. “Education” sadly does not equal cognitive ability. I am incredibly frustrated with students who can’t see the value in struggling to explain how they came to a particular opinion/understanding. There is so much to unpack here and I’m intrigued by the trauma [difficulty] / support [mitigation] connection here.
Most people think of education as something that imparts or improves cognitive ability. I see cognitive ability as something that can help one survive education institutions. I'm also intrigued by the trauma [difficulty] / support [mitigation] connection. Two good books I can recommend that address the topic are The Body Keeps the Score and Polysecure.
Ditto to the point about education. Critical thinking and media literacy are so lacking in the US below college level. I hope more countries/schools follow Finland's lead in developing a curriculum in media literacy (ie. analyzing media for dis/mis/information). The low levels of education attainment and quality of public education in the US multiplies the vulnerability of people's loneliness into them being easily captivated by authoritarianism and believing conspiracy theories.
Totally agree. Didn’t know that about Finland! Ty!