Bingo. Teach accepted science, teach theories as theories, but above all else, teach the ability to think, which too many people seem to lack. I still remember one of my "aha!" moments in this vein quite clearly; a history teacher presented some evidence, explained "what it meant", and asked us how many bought it. Every hand went up. Then he read us "Digging the Weans" by Robert Nathan and most of us got it. (Sadly, a good chunk of the class still did not.) What's sad is that I remember this so clearly because it was unusual. I want that kind of poking, challenging, critiquing, and analyzing to happen every single day in a child's upbringing.
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