Young Minds in Critical Condition - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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Our best college students are very good at being critical. In fact being smart, for many, means being critical. Having strong critical skills shows that you will not be easily fooled. It is a sign of sophistication, especially when coupled with an acknowledgment of one’s own “privilege.”
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The combination of resistance to influence and deflection of responsibility by confessing to one’s advantages is a sure sign of one’s ability to negotiate the politics of learning on campus.
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Taking things apart, or taking people down, can provide the satisfactions of cynicism. But this is thin gruel.
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