How do you want to improve the world?
Here is my thought.
1. The problems in the world that people have control over, are caused because of people's actions or lack thereof.
2. Actions are determined by choices.
3. If we improve people's choices, the actions and outcome will improve.
4. There are at least two things that will improve choices, better thinking skills and better intended outcomes.
5. Improving thinking skills can be achieved by teaching critical thinking.
6. In order to teach critical thinking to everyone, it should be a mandatory class in High Schools.
So, I want to improve the world through making critical thinking classes mandatory in High Schools. I recognize that there is already an emphasis on teaching critical thinking in other subject, but I don't feel that it is enough. It should be it's own class.
To determine how much and what ways we should teach every class in schools, we should find a way to estimate the outcome of various methods and use it to find the proper balance.
I will query better intended outcomes in a different question.