In a report published by McKinsey (‘Three keys to building a more skilled postpandemic workforce’, August 2021) critical thinking and decision-making were shown to be skills that companies have prioritised. Indeed, the percentage who see critical thinking as highly significant for their employees clearly increased from the 2019 figure.
TEACHING TEENAGERS TO USE CRITICAL THINKING
In The Times newspaper of 25 January 2025, the social scientist and researcher, Matilda Gosling (author of ‘Teenagers: The Evidence Base’), stressed the value of