Sir, – Critical thinking is not overly encouraged in schools, regardless of whether or not it is claimed that it would be better achieved through an iPad rather than a textbook. – Yours, etc,
MICHAEL REDMOND,
Clongriffin,
Dublin 13.
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Sir, –When I was at school deep in the wilds of Wexford, my critical thinking and problem-solving faculties came to me via series of marvellous devices. These portable, random-access, read-only devices were called “books”. – Yours, etc,
DON KAVANAGH,
Auckland,
New Zealand.