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my parents might actually be accepting!
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I could be. I don't know whether what I am doing is right. O don't know how to go about teaching her so I'm just being very anti rules in general. This will probably blow up in my face tbh
Maybe. I can only suggest you try to be the best sibling you can be. Keep that as your north star and you shouldn't go too far wrong.
Maybe but all you can do is reflect on your actions and try your best. I hope everything turns out well for the both of you.
I sure hope so. Im just not sure how to teach critical thinking
I think I remember reading (and maybe math?) workbooks with sections labeled “Critical Thinking” when I was young. So maybe you could go to a bookstore and find the section for workbooks that they usually use for homeschooled children? I have no idea how old your sister is so this might not be appropriate.
I also find exposing people to logical fallacies and common biases often makes a certain type of person eager to identify them in positions they don’t like. If you’re like me, you’re also eager to identify them in your own position so you can root out bad beliefs sooner rather than later. “Smart people question themselves too,” and if your ego cares about being smart, then for some people the egotistical thing, deconstructing your own ideas for errors because I Am A Smart Person And That Is What Smart People Do is also a productive self-check.
She is 5 that's why I'm struggling to teach
Alongside what others have recommended, I’ve found that running through scientific case examples and trying to get them to come to the conclusion themselves (for example pointing out that a river dips to a certain area or that vegetation in an area is missing) helps to teach critical thinking without a pro or anti-religious bent. It’s also a tad bit of a buzzword today, as it encompasses many skills, but in my opinion (which isn’t the only one) one of the most important base skills is a firm understanding of hypothesis tests.