Critical thinking will become a dominant force in the world only when,
and to the extent that, critical societies emerge.
As media are reflections of our collective values and character, they are also potentially significant in helping us shape and alter our individual views. Thus, a running index to some of the news, discourse and critique that contextualizes critical thinking in media as they alter and illuminate our times follows. Articles are of mixed quality and significance and we leave it to the reader to *assess them. News from previous months is available in the News Archives Directory under NEWS & CRITIQUE on the main menu. An index of News and Commentary that Critique Social and Institutional Practices is also provided.
Critical societies are those for whom fair-minded critical thinking is a social value and thus routinely cultivated in all citizens and respected in all social practices. One contributes to the emergence of critical thought as a social value by making changes consistent with the integral concepts, standards and best practices of critical thinking across all domains and disciplines in one’s daily life. Intellectual integrity arrived at through open, accurate, clear, precise, fair and independent thought processes is at the very core of a well tempered mind. It is also at the core of the values and character in a critical society.
Articles written by our team of presenters:
*NEW* "Reason to live" by Linda Elder, published in Times Higher Education - Read the Full Article
"I think critically, therefore I am" by Linda Elder, published in Times Higher Education - Read the Full Article
"Are you a critical thinker" by Linda Elder, published in The Christian Science Monitor - Read the Full Article
"An Absence of Critical Thinking," in which author Allan Levine quotes Linda Elder, published in The Globe and Mail - Read the Full Article
*The News Blog is Open! Members of the Critical Thinking Community may now enter commentary and assessment on these news articles. To comment, click on the FCT Blogger link below articles on which you wish to comment.
An absence of critical thinking - August 20 2010
The Globe and Mail
“Critical thinking is self-guided, self-disciplined thinking which attempts to reason at the highest level of quality in a fair-minded way,” explains Linda ... Read the Full Article
Critical Thinking Skills A Must For Students - April 30 2010 BruDirect
Bandar Seri Begawan Students must be equipped with critical thinking 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 ... Read the Full Article
Three Steps to Thinking Critically in the Age of Distraction - April 06 2010
Fast Company Blog
Reflect on the process If there is one area of critical thinking that is overlooked it is reflection No one seems to have time for it I ... One way to improve critical thinking skills is to keep a journal The act of writing imposes two disciplines organization and reflection You have ...Read the Full Article
No Child Left Behind: Ditch that testing? - April 18 2010 Daily Breeze
Teachers must teach to a test that proves nothing, sacrificing creativity and critical thinking. Some people will argue that this test ensures people will ...Read the Full Article
History and Ideology in Textbooks - April 10 2010
American Thinker
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 ...Read the Full Article
Learning to think is as important as the three Rs - April 07 2010
Sydney Morning Herald
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 ...Read the Full Article
Three Steps to Thinking Critically in the Age of Distraction - April 04 2010
Fast Company
Critical thinking is left by the wayside. The problem affects not simply young people who are growing up with hyper-mobile technologies; it affects adults, ... Read the Full Article
POV: Critical Thinking Skills Are the Surest Pathway to True and Lasting Knowledge - April 05 2010
Community College Week - Phillip Crenshaw
The term “critical thinking” is used by numerous community college instructors to suggest their pedagogy results in high-level instruction and learning. Read the Full Article
Now is the time for revolution in the classroom - April 05 2010 Irish Times
The confidence to motivate critical thinking within the classroom has a profound impact on the relationship between education, civil society and democracy. ... Read the Full Article
Assembly-line schools from a bygone era - April 04 2010
Pittsburgh Post Gazette
... reading, writing, speaking, interviewing and critical thinking, all of which serve them well in the workplace, college and broader life. ... Read the Full Article
Fifth Period: Life and Death Decision-making - April 04 2010 Miller-McCune.com
... of teachers who taught bioethics believed their students' critical thinking skills had improved and that they had become more open-minded as a result. ... Read the Full Article
Targeting Academic And Speech Freedoms - April 02 2010
CounterCurrents.org
The resultant suppression of free inquiry and critical thinking vitiates the First Amendment and undermines the foundation of higher learning in this ... Read the Full Article
Value of a liberal education - April 01 2010 The Sentry
The main reason for pursuing a liberal education is to develop critical thinking skills. A college education is more than job training. ... Read the Full Article
For that reason, it's unlikely that people schooled in critical thinking would choose not to think critically. That public discourse in our country and even ... Read the Full Article
