I think education plays an important role in cultivating critical thinking and problem solving skills in such a way that instead of following root learning that we’ve seen previously, we should focus on cultivating cognitive ability of learners. Firstly, we should encourage people to think in a very innovative way and not limited to think inside the box. And also, learning resources shouldn’t be limited to one textbook that is produced by at university is that learning should be an immersive experience and should be open access to all the resources on the internet as long as it’s reliable. And on top of that, teachers should welcome the students’ reaction, whether they are right or wrong, don’t embarrass them, and encourage you to think. The ability to think is make them think that the ability to think is more important than no response at all. So I think it’s time to give up the peril learning and encourage people to think in a more…
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I think education plays an important role in cultivating critical thinking and problem-solving skills in such a way that instead of following rote learning that we've seen previously, we should focus on developing the cognitive abilities of learners. Firstly, we should encourage people to think in an innovative way and not be limited to thinking inside the box. Additionally, learning resources shouldn't be confined to one textbook produced by a university; learning should be an immersive experience and should have open access to all reliable resources on the internet. On top of that, teachers should welcome students' reactions, whether they are right or wrong, and not embarrass them, but encourage them to think. The ability to think is more important than having no response at all. So I think it's time to give up rote learning and encourage people to think in a more creative and critical manner.
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