Does anyone know at what point many colleges and universities gave up on teaching reasoning skills?

At what point did it start and how and why. When I was in University the power of reason was a primary instruction, but it has changed somewhat.

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hunkalove · 61-69, M

It's all about job-training now.

okaybut · 56-60, M

@hunkalove At the higher University level?

hunkalove · 61-69, M

@okaybut The "higher university" level has always been about not what you know but who you know.

okaybut · 56-60, M

@hunkalove This is from your experience? So sad. :(

hunkalove · 61-69, M

@okaybut Yep. Look at how so many people from Harvard or Yale end up running our government. They all went to school together, and so did their fathers.

okaybut · 56-60, M

@hunkalove But did they at least learn critical thinking??

hunkalove · 61-69, M

@okaybut I doubt it. That wasn't even taught when I was in college in the 1960s.

okaybut · 56-60, M

@hunkalove What is going on...it the core of my university instruction. Yikes!