I Think One Thing That Does Cause

Although Professors Regard Improving Critical Thinking As The Most Important Goal Of College, Tests Reveal That Seniors Who Began Their Studies With Average Critical Thinking Skills Have Progressed Only From The 50th Percentile Of Entering Freshmen To About The 69th Percentile.

Efforts To Develop Critical Thinking Falter In Practice Because Too Many Professors Still Lecture To Passive Audiences Instead Of Challenging Students To Apply What They Have Learned To New Questions.

I Think One Thing That Does Cause Unhappiness Is Protracted Anxiety And Worry.

Despite The Hours Spent Debating Different Models Of General Education, The Choices Faculties Make Rarely Lead To Any Significant Difference In The Cognitive Development Of Undergraduates.

I Think Any Self-respecting Educational Institution Ought To Judge Its Policies By Its Best Estimate Of What Their Long-term Consequences For Their Students And For The Society Will Be.