In reply to Jesse Martin.

Discomfort is sometimes a byproduct of learning. Saying that my statements are "simply false" is a tad much though, Jesse.

Psychology, like all fields today, is evolving, based on new data and research. What was "true" 50 years ago may be "false" today. But principles, like models, can be useful. There is a saying that all models are flawed, but some are useful. While there may be "numerous right ways to foster learning", there is no right way. You also took that statement a bit out of context: "The idea that there is a right answer or an expert with the right answer begins in our schools." It is the idea of expertise embodied in a person, or that of a single true answer that is the problem. It does not foster critical thinking. This idea of "right answers" then makes it difficult to understand complex systems, which can never be 100% knowable.