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Yes - comprehension and critical thinking skills are definitely taught in schools - more so than in the ‘50’s/‘60’s/‘70’s. That’s why so many Pro-Putin Republican parents are up in arms (some literally) about CRT and books that get kids to think about another person’s perspective - because they don’t want their kids to open up their minds to other ideas and be empathetic to other people’s situations.

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Krissy, Yours is a very serious, and revealing observation. To the degree that it is a reflection of Americans' war with the facts, so is it another measure of the great trouble our democracy is in.

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