Today, the world s knowledge is stored in computers, as well as books. A large percentage of these computers are interconnected. The recorded facts on any topic are available, in seconds, from any computer connected to the network. In human terms, processing information means Critical Thinking . Computers free us from memorizing and recalling facts.
Facts then become tools to solve problems.
Education invests so much time in learning facts, students have little opportunity to learn the critical thinking skills to apply these facts. High school and university students spend much of their time relearning facts taught in lower grades . I know you will say these are different, more advanced facts. But, for the most part, they are still just facts. Facts that are already stored and ready for access.