Educational curricula over emphasizing method rather than content

Nature

Students with startling gaps in cultural, historical and literary knowledge is the result of an over emphasis on teaching method or process and ignoring content. Curriculum emphasizes skills over knowledge. Teachers are taught teaching methods rather than subject matter. Textbooks tend to be a compendium of disconnected facts.

Claim

If children continue to be taught to think without teaching them something to think about there is the danger of unwittingly proscribing a society's own heritage.

Counter-claim

The notion that educational curricula overemphasize method rather than content is a misguided concern. In today's rapidly changing world, teaching students how to think critically and adaptively is far more crucial than rote memorization of facts. Methods foster creativity, problem-solving, and collaboration—skills essential for success in any field. Prioritizing method over content prepares students for real-world challenges, making them more versatile and capable. Thus, this so-called problem is not only exaggerated but fundamentally misaligned with modern educational goals.