{"ops":[{"insert":"Data shows what we all suspect: Critical thinking skills are rarely taught in K-12. Analysis of 9 million LMS records show Fact/Opinion is taught only "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1/16th"},{"insert":" as much as quadratic equations, and Fallacies only "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1/29th"},{"insert":" as much.\n\nThe Common Core State Standards (which guides curriculum) shows a similar imbalance: Fact/Opinion and Fallacious Reasoning are required in only "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"1-3"},{"insert":" standards, while quadratic equations are in "},{"attributes":{"bold":true},"insert":"14"},{"insert":" standards.\n\nMedia literacy and other critical thinking skills are likewise required and taught less. We chose quadratic equations as a benchmark because it's a skill rarely used beyond school. So if critical thinking is at least as important, it should be taught at least as much.\n\n"},{"attributes":{"link":"https://criticalthinkingproject.org/mission.html"},"insert":"See full results and data"},{"insert":"\n"}]}