Why Critical Thinking Is Dead - Warren Smith
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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It was actually a very good example of someone applying critical thinking to an issue in good faith. This kind of environment, it creates people who actually can't think, which is why it's kind of impressive that the video you did about JK Rowling, with your help, actually could think.
They insinuate that we'll make it so you can't teach. Essentially, we'll give you a good recommendation if you sign this thing. I hope you don't make any mistakes. That was their language.
It's kind of mafioso, isn't it? What did that entire experience teach you about the education system?
There's a fear that I see at the college level and the high school level around the emotional impact of the students to be able to have these conversations.
How does the guest's experience with J.K. Rowling's controversy illustrate critical thinking?
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How many postmodernists have a business that they run? Warren Smith, welcome to Chickenometry. Thank you for having me. Great to have you on, man. I've been enjoying a lot of your content. Before we get into opinions and debate and all that kind of stuff, tell everybody your story because your story is very interesting.
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You're surprised by this fact.
Yeah. So I was teaching media content creation and a piece of content went viral, opened a door for YouTube. I was like, oh, see how far this will go. This is interesting. I knew there was a risk, but the It didn't outweigh the cost of not trying, if that makes sense.
What challenges do educators face in promoting critical thinking?
Caught up kind of in a way that I thought there was an 80% chance that the school given kind of skipped over this video and viral, or we said that I knew they weren't happy with that. I thought there was like an 80% chance they just won't renew my They did a slightly different move, got rid of me quickly, midday, kind of threw me into this weird limbo where now I have to focus on this. I was under 50,000 subscribers, wasn't financially viable. Scary time, worked out, here we are.
So what was the school and what was the video?
so i don't want to dox the school because it it would be unnecessary i mean it would take a google i imagine no people have tried oh okay they don't want it so nobody knows which college you were teaching at this was a high school high school okay okay right um so you asked me which schools what was the other part of the question what was the video Oh, the video was with a student making the claim that J.K. Rowling, asking me, how have your views on Harry Potter changed given J.K. Rowling's bigoted opinions? There's a presupposition in there. All right, let's just run through that. And he ended up changing his mind, realizing he didn't have the evidence necessary for the claim. That was all it was.
I was surprised that anyone watched it, to be honest.
Well, it was a great video because it was actually a very good example of someone applying critical thinking to an issue in good faith. And you could just watch through the logical fallacies that the person had in their head to ask the question in that way. And you kind of de-radicalized almost them in that moment. So why would that be such a controversial thing?
Well, there were many teachers... not happy about it because they disagree on JK Rowling. And word would get to me, they don't say these things to your face, and nonverbal communication is extremely important in navigating these day-to-day games that occur. But I was working with another teacher, a music teacher, who had been collaborating with me on YouTube in the past already. We were fascinated by the technology, the medium, and he would tell me, man, they're looking, they're not happy, they're looking for, just be careful, they're looking for any reason. And in the meantime, he and i had set up a little studio space that's still that bookshelf that i record to this day every friday he would come over and he would be the voice off the camera and he had opposite views from romania and so it would make for really good conversations and there was something interesting about not having the person on camera because i think it allowed the viewer to project themselves in a way but anyways so why would they not be happy also just the response i think is primarily because at first
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:04
2
How does the guest's experience with J.K. Rowling's controversy illustrate critical thinking?
1:04–1:56
3
What challenges do educators face in promoting critical thinking?
1:56–4:49
4
How does postmodernism impact education and critical thinking?
4:49–6:08
5
What are the implications of emotional responses in academic discussions?
6:08–7:35
6
How can we develop better critical thinking skills in students?
7:35–9:10
7
What role does social media play in shaping public discourse?
9:10–12:04
8
How can understanding narrative laws enhance critical thinking?
12:04–1:02:46
Speakers
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