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[–] 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

Exactly. School isn't really about memorizing facts, it's about learning and honing Critical Thinking Skills. That's how humans are supposed to think, and without it, people substitute chaotic thinking that makes them susceptible to manipulation.

Also, it teaches us how to interact with other humans, so our first instinct isn't just to KILL them.

That's why we go to school.

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    At least it should be this way, the reality might be different sometimes:/

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

    In reality the vast majority of the workload may be formatting and word choice that is quite far from thinking.

    And then you're getting a bachelor's degree and because you're big dumb dumb who doesn't really know anything, your task is to collate and paraphrase something not dumb people thought, maybe applying it to some case you have, but not thinking independently.

    A masters thesis can have just a little bit of thinking as a, treat, but most leave school before they reach levels where one thinks when writing.

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