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"You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. Plato"

The comments illustrate my use of sports as an example of the point that everyone can think critically if the context is right. (Which shifts discussion from people's deficits as critical thinkers to examining how to create contexts that foster people getting access to their critical thinking intelligence.)

"To become exceptional you have to put in a lot of hours, but of equal importance, these hours have to be dedicated to the right type of work. A decade of serious chess playing will earn you an intermediate tournament ranking. But a decade of serious study of chess games can make you a grandmaster."

"Ironically, U.S. military doctrine purports to value "critical" and "creative" thinking.  Unfortunately, that emphasis hardly fits with the realities of promotion and command selection.  A recent empirical analysis by faculty from West Point's Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership concluded that "promotion and command boards may actually penalize officers for their conceptual ability."  In other words, more intelligent, educated, and skeptical officers - those with "higher cognitive ability," according to the study -- don't fare so well in the competitive promotion game."

"How do you encourage life long learning?"