Wanna teach somebody to think? Talk to them and use the subordinating conjunctions.

When I was in high school, I was required to memorize the list of subordinating conjunctions, even though my teacher acknowledged that requiring students to memorize was considered old hat. That list was of enormous help when I got to college and really had to think and write.

Years later I realized that the conjunctions, co-ordinating and subordinate, are the result of thousands of years of humans codifying events on our dynamic planet and within our complex societies.

Yes, there are kids who hardly ever hear thought-provoking sentences - kids who only get yelled at. They are not learning to think.