Well, I've tried in my case. I'd like to think that others have too, but I'm afraid too many parents have abdicated many of those types of responsibilities to the schools. The ones who are aware of what is going certainly try to instill some level of critical thinking in their children, but those parents who basically think it's the school's job to educate, well, I'm afraid there's lots of them. In other words, the parents aren't great at critical thinking themselves.

The problem is, critical thinking might not get you where you want to go, either. Knowing what's true doesn't mean that everything is going to fall in line. It generally makes you an outsider, especially when it comes to elections or party affiliations or anything political. Too many are voting against something else, or voting with their emotions. Critical thinking is largely thrown out the window.