The Australian Dictionary of Invisible Culture for Teachers
common sense
noun: something (see more)
Someone thinks like this: Something is happening here now, I want to do something because of this.
If I do some things, something bad can happen. If I do some other things, something bad will not happen. I don’t want something bad to happen.
Because of this, I want to think about it for a short time. If I think about it for a short time, I can know what I can do.”
When someone thinks like this, after a very short time they can know what to do.
It is good if someone thinks like this. It is bad if someone doesn’t think like this. It is good if people do things because they think like this. all people can think like this.
"It's common sense. Wear your seatbelt when you're in a car."
"Stevie, it's winter. You need a coat. Have some common sense. "
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