Critical thinking ability is generally regarded as the core literacy required of talents in the 21st century in the international community.
In the Common Core curriculum standards in the United States, all age groups have specific requirements for critical thinking skills and are integrated into the teaching of various subjects.
For example, 5th-grade students are required to understand deductive arguments, ask questions that explore causes and consequences, take the initiative to obtain information from different sources, identify the structure of the argument, and express logically and structured...
Compared with teaching in China, American students will receive more systematic training, get in touch with argumentative articles earlier, and pay more attention to analysis and expression.