April 2010

{"id":3268,"title":"Critical Thinking Skills A Must For Students","author":"","content":"<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">BruDirect</span><br /> <span id=\"short_snippet9\">Bandar Seri Begawan Students must be equipped with <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills in thisage of intelligence and not technology as the overload of information meant that students cannot memorise everything said a Ministry of Education officer. Hj Shamsulbahri Hj Muhammad officer from the ... <a href=\"http://www.brudirect.com/index.php/2010042920420/Local-News/critical-thinking-skills-a-must-for-students.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a> </span><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3269,"title":"Three Steps to Thinking Critically in the Age of Distraction ","author":"","content":"<p><span>Fast Company Blog<br /> </span> <span id=\"short_snippet1\">Reflect on the process If there is one area of <strong>critical thinking</strong> that is overlooked it is reflection No one seems to have time for it I <strong>...</strong> One way to improve <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills is to keep a journal The act of writing imposes two disciplines organization and reflection You have <strong>...</strong> </span><a href=\"http://www.fastcompany.com/1608553/three-steps-to-thinking-critically-in-the-age-of-distraction\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> <br /> <br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3270,"title":"No Child Left Behind: Ditch that testing?","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #676767;\">Daily Breeze <br /> </span></p>\r\n<div><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"color: #676767;\">Teachers must teach to a test that proves nothing, sacrificing creativity and <em>critical thinking</em>. Some people will argue that this test ensures people will <strong>...<a href=\"http://www.dailybreeze.com/opinions/ci_14910349\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3271,"title":"History and Ideology in Textbooks ","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\" style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"white-space: normal; color: #666666; padding-left: 0px;\">American Thinker</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">It is the fostering of critical thinking to which the Texas State Board seems most opposed. Rather than encouraging students to investigate the role of <a href=\"http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/04/history_and_ideology_in_textbo.html\" target=\"_blank\">...Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3272,"title":"Learning to think is as important as the three Rs ","author":"","content":"<div>Sydney Morning Herald</div>\r\n<div>\r\n<div>Critical thinking skills will be of the utmost importance in the future, as they are today, yet there is no plan to include a compulsory philosophy cum ...<a href=\"http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/learning-to-think-is-as-important-as-the-three-rs-20100407-rrfe.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3273,"title":"Three Steps to Thinking Critically in the Age of Distraction","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\" style=\"padding-bottom: 2px;\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"white-space: normal; color: #666666; padding-left: 0px;\">Fast Company</span><span class=\"date \" style=\"white-space: nowrap;\">‎‎</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"body\">\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>Critical thinking</strong> is left by the wayside. The problem affects not simply young people who are growing up with hyper-mobile technologies; it affects adults, <a href=\"http://www.fastcompany.com/1608553/three-steps-to-thinking-critically-in-the-age-of-distraction\" target=\"_blank\">... Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n</div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3274,"title":"POV: Critical Thinking Skills Are the Surest Pathway to True and Lasting Knowledge","author":"","content":"<p>Community College Week - Phillip Crenshaw<br /> The term “critical thinking” is used by numerous community college instructors to suggest their pedagogy results in high-level instruction and learning. <a href=\"http://www.ccweek.com/news/templates/template.aspx?articleid=1764&zoneid=7\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><br /> <br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3275,"title":"Now is the time for revolution in the classroom","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"source\">Irish Times</span></p>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">The confidence to motivate <strong>critical thinking</strong> within the classroom has a profound impact on the relationship between education, civil society and democracy. ... <a href=\"http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/opinion/2010/0406/1224267747477.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3276,"title":"Assembly-line schools from a bygone era","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">Pittsburgh Post Gazette</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> reading, writing, speaking, interviewing and <strong>critical thinking</strong>, all of which serve them well in the workplace, college and broader life. ... <a href=\"http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10094/1047479-109.stm\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3277,"title":"Fifth Period: Life and Death Decision-making","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"source\">Miller-McCune.com</span></p>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\"><strong>...</strong> of teachers who taught bioethics believed their students' <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills had improved and that they had become more open-minded as a result. ... <a href=\"http://www.miller-mccune.com/science-environment/fifth-period-life-and-death-decision-making-12790/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3278,"title":"Targeting Academic And Speech Freedoms","author":"","content":"<div class=\"sub-title\"><span class=\"source\">CounterCurrents.org</span></div>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">The resultant suppression of free inquiry and <strong>critical thinking</strong> vitiates the First Amendment and undermines the foundation of higher learning in this ... <a href=\"http://www.countercurrents.org/lendman020410.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3279,"title":"Value of a liberal education","author":"","content":"<p><span id=\"__mce\" class=\"source\">The Sentry</span><span class=\"author-link\"> </span></p>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">The main reason for pursuing a liberal education is to develop <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. A college education is more than job training. ... <a href=\"http://media.www.rmusentry.com/media/storage/paper1393/news/2010/03/31/Opinion/Value.Of.A.Liberal.Education-3898835.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":3280,"title":"The Cranky Professor","author":"","content":"<p><input id=\"__mce\" class=\"star-id\" name=\"star-id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"AFQjCNFdSxXemt52NVE6rh_fPt-rMCYSRQ\" /><span class=\"source\">The Journal</span></p>\r\n<div class=\"snippet\">For that reason, it's unlikely that people schooled in <strong>critical thinking</strong> would choose not to think critically. That public discourse in our country and even ... <a href=\"http://www.smujournal.ca/view.php?aid=40447\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}