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.
Using fairy stories to develop critical thinking
A recent study in The Australian Journal of Language and Literacy on using fairy stories in primary schools has highlighted that such stories can be