Ten Takeaway Tips for Teaching Critical ThinkingSuggestions from educators at KIPP King Collegiate High School on how to help develop and assess critical thinking skills in your students.BY MARIKO NOBORI
Critical thinking explained in six kid-friendly animationsClick on the image to visit the site.
Creative solutions agency Bridge 8 created these animations to offer a basic overview of critical thinking. The videos were designed for an audience of kids grades 8-10, but they're handy for anyone who wants to brush up on their logic.
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Right Reasoning and Right Answers
Louis B. Rosenblatt
There's a Calvin and Hobbes cartoon where Calvin asks his dad, "Where does the sun go when it sets?" Dad replies that it goes to Arizona. "But isn't the sun really hot?" asks Calvin. "Yes, that's why the rocks out there are all red." "But if the sun goes to Arizona at night, how come it rises in the East in the morning?" "Now be quiet and go to sleep." We might scoff at Dad for not giving the right answers, but I think he was doing exactly what he should. Click here to read the entire article. Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of SpinThe ability to think critically is one skill separating innovators from followers. Critical thinking reduces the power of advertisers, the unscrupulous and the pretentious, and can neutralize the sway of an unsupported argument. This is a skill most students enjoy learning because they see immediately that it gives them more control.
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