1Every day, we read headlines that tell us what to think before we have time to wonder.
2A good education should teach the opposite habit, which is pausing carefully before accepting any claim as true.
3Critical thinking begins with simple questions, such as who wrote this and why they wrote it.
4A source that wants to inform you sounds very different from one that wants to sell you something.
5Numbers can mislead as well, especially when the person quoting them has chosen them carefully.
6It helps to compare several sources and notice where they agree and where they quietly disagree.
7Asking for evidence is not rude; it is the basic duty of anyone who wants to learn.
8The strongest students are not those who memorise the most, but those who question the best.
9In a world full of confident voices, the ability to doubt politely is a survival skill.
10Schools cannot predict the future, but they can give young people the tools to judge it wisely.