January 2009

{"id":2656,"title":"Area school officials fret about all-day kindergarten","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Dayton Daily News, OH</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> that shift more costs to the state and teaching methods that foster creative and <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills, problem solving and \"real world\" lessons. ... <a href=\"https://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2009/02/01/ddn020109kinderinside.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2657,"title":"Teaching methods often constricted","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The Tennessean, TN</span></span><br /> <span>If those students are the \"lucky' ones, they participate in cookbook laboratory exercises that poorly mimic true <strong>critical thinking</strong>, problem solving, ... <a href=\"https://www.tennessean.com/article/20090130/OPINION01/901300356/1008\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2658,"title":"Does a Good Consumer Make a Good Citizen?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Motley Fool</span></span><br /> <span>Unfortunately, many people should have applied a heck of a lot more <strong>critical thinking</strong> -- not to mention personal responsibility -- when this behavior was ... <a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2009/01/28/does-a-good-consumer-make-a-good-citizen.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2659,"title":"Is Technology Producing A Decline In Critical Thinking And Analysis?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Science Daily (press release)</span></span><br /> <span>As technology has played a bigger role in our lives, our skills in <strong>critical thinking</strong> and analysis have declined, while our visual skills have ... <a href=\"https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128092341.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2660,"title":"Comment: Are we fed the right kind of information?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Zimbabwe Guardian, UK</span></span><br /> <span>We have sacrificed our own personal <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills to them so that they will protect us from things that go bump in the night, and even ourselves ... <a href=\"https://www.talkzimbabwe.com/news/117/ARTICLE/4189/2009-01-28.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2661,"title":"A Vision for History at Community Colleges","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Inside Higher Ed, DC</span></span><br /> <span>Tim McMannon, professor of history at Highline Community College, said that he tries to combine <strong>critical thinking</strong> and research skills with “an emphasis on ... <a href=\"https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/01/27/history\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2662,"title":"Only atheists think rationally?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Examiner.com</span></span><br /> <span>Conversely, many atheists feel that religious people are religious because they lack <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. Generally, atheists do not believe that ... <a href=\"https://www.examiner.com/x-2044-Atheism-Examiner~y2009m1d26-Only-atheists-think-rationally\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2663,"title":"Collier schools to answer to changes in gifted programs","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Naples Daily News, FL</span></span><br /> <span>The district is also adopting a shared inquiry model, which requires students to use <strong>critical thinking</strong> to answer fundamental questions. ... <a href=\"https://www.naplesnews.com/news/2009/jan/25/collier-schools-answer-changes-gifted-programs/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2664,"title":"Critical thought beats blind faith in models","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The Australian, Australia</span></span><br /> <span>When blind faith and dogma substitute for <strong>critical thinking</strong> in the social sciences, we are all in deep trouble. \"Let's face it: use of probabilistic methods ... <a href=\"https://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/business/story/0,28124,24953552-5001942,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2665,"title":"Education Activist Explains How We Win The Education Wars","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The Open Press (press release)</span></span><br /> <span>I mean Whole Word, Cooperative Learning, <strong>Critical Thinking</strong>, Constructivism, Self-Esteem, No-Memorization, Reform Math, Fuzzy Anything, et al. ... <a href=\"https://www.theopenpress.com/index.php?a=press&id=43860\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2666,"title":"Improve comprehension with simple questioning techniques","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Las Vegas Sun, NV</span></span><br /> <span>These levels of questions are on an increasing level of difficulty, and it requires practice to develop these <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. ... <a href=\"https://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/22/improve-comprehension-simple-questioning-technique/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article<strong><br /> </strong></a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2667,"title":"Some solutions to our problems","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">West Liberty Index, IA</span></span><br /> <span>The reason it I’mproves your mental skills is because you use your <strong>critical thinking</strong> in order to solve a problem. Remember I said that we are creative ... <a href=\"https://westlibertyindex.com/article.php?viewID=2242\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2668,"title":"Ashley Takacs | Crafting an arts curriculum","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Daily Pennsylvanian, PA</span></span><br /> <span>The <strong>critical thinking</strong> and technical rigor of this process provide students with invaluable lessons that they can apply to their other studies. ... <a href=\"https://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2009/01/21/Opinion/Ashley.Takacs.Crafting.An.Arts.Curriculum-3590693.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article<br /> </a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2669,"title":"Wisconsin Teacher’s Anti-Homophobia Class Horrifies Christian Right","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">EDGE Boston, MA</span></span><br /> <span>by Kilian Melloy A high school teacher is Wisconsin gave students assignments designed to encourage <strong>critical thinking</strong> about homophobia and diversity. ... <a href=\"https://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=&sc2=news&sc3=&id=86078\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a><strong><br /> </strong></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2670,"title":"Bush didn't just happen","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Concord Monitor, NH</span></span><br /> <span>11, 2001, the public overwhelmingly applauded every measure Bush proposed, putting their <strong>critical thinking</strong> abilities in storage. ... <a href=\"https://www.cmonitor.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090118/OPINION/901180396/1028/OPINION02\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2671,"title":"Choose your weapon","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">guardian.co.uk, UK</span></span><br /> <span>It's about <strong>critical thinking</strong>.\" Salmon agrees. \"The more academics and students work together online, the more effectively we limit plagiarism. ... <a href=\"https://www.guardian.co.uk/universitychallenge/weapon\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2672,"title":"A primer on education, not incarceration","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Socialist Worker Online, IL</span></span><br /> <span><strong>Critical Thinking</strong> Questions: Why, when the people of our country, state and city so clearly titled this new political era \"Hope for Change,\" are Seattle's ... <a href=\"https://socialistworker.org/2009/01/16/education-not-incarceration\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2673,"title":"Parents can help engage students by asking questions","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Las Vegas Sun, NV</span></span><br /> <span>The reasoning behind Socratic methods is to help students develop <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. The method has been highly successful on the middle and high ... <a href=\"https://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jan/15/parents-can-help-engage-students-asking-questions/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2674,"title":"Personal Point of View: Free speech is being silently restricted ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><a id=\"u-AFQjCNFlFWSMqwDz-f7HOmAW1pr6qUDVnw:r-2_0\" href=\"https://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&ct=us/2-0&fp=49761eb0070dbe74&ei=kTR2SdL9K5DqgQPS2a3FCw&url=http%3A//www.easternprogress.com/news/2009/01/15/Perspective/Personal.Point.Of.View.Free.Speech.Is.Being.Silently.Restricted.By.Campus.Poster-3586061.shtml&cid=0&usg=AFQjCNFlFWSMqwDz-f7HOmAW1pr6qUDVnw\"></a><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">EKU The Eastern Progress Online (subscription), KY</span></span><br /> <span>Being committed to teaching students <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills, this seems like something that Eastern would embrace. This begs the question, \"Why not change ... <a href=\"https://media.www.easternprogress.com/media/storage/paper419/news/2009/01/15/Perspective/Personal.Point.Of.View.Free.Speech.Is.Being.Silently.Restricted.By.Campus.Poster-3586061.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2675,"title":"School Committee: Show us the numbers","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Newton TAB, MA</span></span><br /> <span>The goal is to create lessons that span across classes and encourage <strong>critical thinking</strong> and real-life problem solving. Assistant Superintendent Brenda Keegan ...</span> <a href=\"https://www.wickedlocal.com/newton/news/education/x1621245714/School-Committee-Show-us-the-numbers\" 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":2676,"title":"It’s Time to End ‘Courseocentrism’","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Inside Higher Ed, DC</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> analysis, and argument, of summarizing others and using them to define our own ideas, that comprise what we now call “<strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. ... <a href=\"https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2009/01/13/graff\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2677,"title":"Book banning in Round Rock","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX</span></span><br /> <span>Good writing allows readers to build <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. Fortunately, my daughters can discuss the quality of the books they read because they have ... <a href=\"https://www.star-telegram.com/245/story/1138645.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2678,"title":"Rethink our educational goals","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Hillsboro Times Gazette, OH</span></span><br /> <span>Would it not be better to teach <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills so that the next generation will have problem solving abilities rather than the ability to recite ... <a href=\"https://www.timesgazette.com/main.asp?SectionID=1&SubSectionID=1&ArticleID=160566\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2679,"title":"• The constant math problem: How do students learn best?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The Oregonian - OregonLive.com, OR</span></span><br /> <span>Advocates said students would develop better <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills through group discussions and analyzing how they arrived at answers rather than ... <a href=\"https://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/01/the_constant_math_problem_how.html\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2680,"title":"Critically Think Your Beliefs","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Black Voice News, CA</span></span><br /> <span>If not, corrections are needed since faulty <strong>Critical Thinking</strong> necessarily means your choices, decisions, and solutions will be faulty. ... <a href=\"https://www.blackvoicenews.com/content/view/42903/3/\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article<strong><br /> </strong></a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2681,"title":"An all-embracing education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The News Journal, DE</span></span><br /> <span>His educational philosophy centered on developing <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills and a sense of creativity for young men to cope with a dynamic world. ... <a href=\"https://www.delawareonline.com/article/20090108/NEWS03/901080304\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2682,"title":"Walker Mill Middle students sharpen negotiation skills","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Business Gazette, MD</span></span><br /> <span>\"These help to foster children's <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills and problem solving skills,\" Brown said. \"I really appreciate what's occurring here. ... <a href=\"https://www.gazette.net/stories/01082009/prinsch185950_32480.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2683,"title":"Under review: 4-year-old kindergarten","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">River Falls Journal, WI</span></span><br /> <span>Wing said studies show that early childhood education has a lasting effect that boosts <strong>critical thinking</strong>. She said this could someday improve the school ... <a href=\"https://www.riverfallsjournal.com/articles/index.cfm?id=90199&section=Education\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2684,"title":"Anis Haffar: The Key Roles of an Effective Teacher","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Joy Online, Ghana</span></span><br /> <span>All that, by the way, is summarized in the GES syllabus as the Profile Dimensions for <strong>Critical Thinking</strong>. All planning requires reflecting on the objectives ... <a href=\"https://news.myjoyonline.com/education/200901/24754.asp\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2685,"title":"Elevating Higher Education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Egypt Today, Egypt</span></span><br /> <span>Why don’t subjects such as <strong>critical thinking</strong> seem to carry any importance in university curricula? Such courses do not belong to the higher education domain ... <a href=\"https://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=8345\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2686,"title":"Suzanne Fields: These times demand critical thinking","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Tallahassee Democrat, FL</span></span><br /> <span>The old guy with a scythe steps aside for the new babe in a diaper, and our usual reflection for ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://www.tallahassee.com/article/20090104/OPINION05/901040330/1006/OPINION\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2687,"title":"Some examples of the American propensity for denial, arrogance and ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Democratic Underground, DC</span></span><br /> <span>Their signature features were said to include “a new framework for <strong>critical thinking</strong> and active learning” and “repeated references to primary documents that ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://journals.democraticunderground.com/Time%20for%20change/408\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2688,"title":"Starting early with bilingual education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">West County Journal, MO</span></span><br /> <span>Guilliams said he thinks local parents aren't as aware that foreign language immersion could help their children to develop <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills. ... <a href=\"https://suburbanjournals.stltoday.com/articles/2009/01/03/stcharles/special_feature/0104stc-ninos0.txt\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2689,"title":"5 resolutions to guarantee you'll raise a reader -- start with a ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Examiner.com</span></span><br /> <span>Reading together also helps create an atmosphere of sharing ideas and <strong>critical thinking</strong>. If you can discuss why Marilla treated Anne so coldly in Anne of ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://www.examiner.com/x-591-Childrens-Book-Examiner~y2009m1d1-5-resolutions-to-guarantee-youll-raise-a-reader--start-with-a-little-pixie-dust\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></strong></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2690,"title":"Using virtual worlds and video games to teach the lessons of reality","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Scientific American</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> the real-world situations in the classroom to help students develop <strong>critical-thinking</strong> skills and enhance their understanding of science and math and, ... <a href=\"https://www.sciam.com/blog/60-second-science/post.cfm?id=using-virtual-worlds-and-video-game-2009-01-01\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span></div>\r\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}