@mrnunez :
I agree somewhat. Sometimes, some processes don't change. There is nothing to think about. I have worked at jobs where it was just continual -- do the same thing over and over...but in a history course or a writing course, critical thinking is necessary so that you can adequately develop thoughts and get those thoughts on paper.
Unfortunately, students don't have the option anymore, from what I'm seeing, to have writing classes, or classes where they have to put thought into the process. No one does research papers anymore...There is no going to the library and finding resources...instead, it's 'what can I find on wikipedia'...I hope that our public school powers that be can see the necessity of these things and can implement them once more into their curriculum. Until they do, we are handed a tough task to teach 12 years of education in one 10 week course.
It's very difficult to teach college students things they've never learned in their high school days because it has been thrown out as not relevant anymore.
