Nana's Natters

As if you can't already tell, the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic weighs on me.  I wrote this response May 9/20 after reading this article, which brings up a great point.  https://www.freep.com/story/opinion/contributors/2020/05/05/coronavirus-evaluating-evidence/3083768001/?fbclid=IwAR2yhRzSJJ69LQraspldDVVTbcywO5AA70V8IZpgiXHQfsHIaGotJccpZRs We all tend to think with our emotions; I am guilty of this as well. Critical thinking IS taught in schools, but too young without carrying it through. While I think it's great that all years are teaching it (at least I hope teachers are) I do believe it's up to the teacher. And if the teacher doesn't think critically, how can it be taught? Critical thinking should be part of the curriculum, even if it is banded together along with other classes - mandatory classes. Stude nts need a label for it (apparently), so call it CRITICAL THINKING 9, 10, 11 and 12 in high school. In elementary school, critical thinking about ALL subjects shou...

While on Facebook one day recently,  I wrote this in response to a Facebook post of this article:  https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/biggest-failure-in-a-generation-where-did-britain-go-wrong-20200428-p54o2d.html?fbclid=IwAR2AJ6clFienXBZpFPVaBPtR0Nw6HIWdj116xWmQdBQdJhiMCqe48HMINi4 It’s true. We all mock Rump’s (this is my name for President Trump) response - rather, non-response - to the Covid-19 crises, but to be fair, Britain and Canada were no better. Honestly, I don’t know about other European countries who failed as badly as these big three in mishandling the Covid-19 crises when we all had fair warning from Italy. Not to mention fair warning from plain old Common Sense. When you see the world around you being devastated by a new, rapidly-spreading virus and you don’t take immediate  action to 1) close your borders and 2) arm your frontline health care workers with the protection equipment they will need, it’s criminal. It should be likened to Hitler try...