This book argues that humans have a propensity toward mindlessness when making decisions. The author emphasizes that the American school system teaches in a manner that focuses on one particular answer rather than encouraging an exploration of all possible solutions. The focus is for children to categorize data and remember ‘facts’ which will later be used to complete multiple-choice tests (goal-oriented outcome). However, she suggests a better process would be to teach the children to first generate their own list of possible alternative answers or options and then choose the correct answer. Unfortunately, by continuing to teach in a goal-oriented outcome manner, our children develop patterns of mindlessness. This has ramifications later in life.
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