"Instead, children should be taught to ask for evidence, to be sceptical, critical, open-minded.
Under the guidance of Professor Pepperberg, Alex has been taught to ask for a variety of objects.
I was taught to ask a series of questions about prejudice and bias: Ever heard an ethnic joke?
Some of my female colleagues have expressed the concern that it has been harder for them to advance in their careers because as girls, they were not taught to ask for things or to be aggressive.
As a rookie reporter, you're taught to ask the five basic "W" questions: Who? What?
A salesperson may discover a new product idea during the course of a routine client meeting, because she was taught to ask and listen.
Before jumping on his next call, Sitrick acknowledges there is a cycle, but he says his firm is mostly focused on another question, which is, "So what?" Says Sitrick, "Reporters are taught to ask who, what, where, when, and why.
We have been taught to "ask our doctors if XYZ medication is right for us".
For instance, the student who swears in order to get kicked out of class can be taught to ask for a break instead.
All excellent questions, and all the sort of thing you're taught to ask in all the best MBA programs, which is one reason why most MBAs make crappy entrepreneurs.
Instead of grabbing toys from other children, toddlers should be taught to ask for them.
