September 2008

{"id":2468,"title":"Students and Professor Create Web Site to Analyze Political Language","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">New University Online, CA</span></span><br /> <span>Rather than identifying the most common metaphors in bodies of text, Baumer sought to promote <strong>critical thinking</strong> and reflection about these linguistic ... <a href=\"https://www.newuniversity.org/main/article?slug=students_and_professor_create162\" 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":2469,"title":"A Faustian Bargain for Academic Freedom","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> reports that annual surveys of American attitudes reveal an incurious public, wed more to religious certainties than to <strong>critical thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"https://chronicle.com/free/v55/i06/06a03601.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":2470,"title":"Sessions focus on teaching AVID students","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Stars and Stripes, DC</span></span><br /> <span>AVID class work focuses on organization, time management, analytical and <strong>critical thinking</strong>, and a note-taking system that helps students memorize and ... <a href=\"https://www.stripes.com/article.asp?section=104&article=57762\" 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":2471,"title":"Teaching Peace","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Media For Freedom, Nepal</span></span><br /> <span>Teach <strong>critical thinking</strong>. Young people have to learn how to ask questions and probe deeply, rather than just accepting the word of authority figures. ... <a href=\"https://www.mediaforfreedom.com/ReadArticle.asp?ArticleID=11388\" 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":2472,"title":"Turns out I'm elitist instead of a regular guy","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Arizona Daily Star, AZ</span></span><br /> <span>I'm sure I was fostering elitism in my students when I taught them about <strong>critical thinking</strong> — that opinions on important topics are not all equal because ... <a href=\"https://www.azstarnet.com/allheadlines/259168\" 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":2473,"title":"Dousing quackery","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">CBC.ca, Canada</span></span><br /> <span>\"We have the mandate of separating sense from nonsense in science, and we try to demystify it and foster <strong>critical thinking</strong> and look at scientific issues in ... <a href=\"https://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/09/24/f-joeschwarcz.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":2474,"title":"Critical thinking should guide us in voting","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Cumberland Times-News, MD</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> is in the shape it’s in, is because too many Americans do not want to take the responsibility to use <strong>critical thinking</strong> when choosing our leaders. ... </span><span><a href=\"https://www.times-news.com/opinion/local_story_267103008.html?keyword=topstory\" 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":2475,"title":"Imprisonazation and the irony of free will","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Corrections.com, MA</span></span><br /> <span>Considering these systemic flaws, <strong>critical thinking</strong> necessitates a reexamination of the playbook, and its legitimate authority. ... <a href=\"https://www.corrections.com/news/article/19567\" 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":2476,"title":"Are YOU ready to Teach for America?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Yale Daily News, CT</span></span><br /> <span>Countering the idea that a Yale education might put a Corps member at a disadvantage, many said that the <strong>critical thinking</strong> taught at Yale is crucial to ... <a href=\"https://www.yaledailynews.com/articles/view/25263\" 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":2477,"title":"Women have the numbers but find college is still a struggle","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">PhysOrg.com, VA</span></span><br /> <span>Specifically, time spent preparing for class has a greater impact on men's grades, academic confidence, <strong>critical-thinking</strong> skills and achievement motivation ... <a href=\"https://www.physorg.com/news140970457.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":2478,"title":"Identifying bad schools isn't enough; we have to help them","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The Ann Arbor News - MLive.com, MI</span></span><br /> <span>It is indeed those attributes of <strong>critical thinking</strong>, creativity and innovation that will lead this country out of its educational doldrums and into a new ... <a href=\"https://blog.mlive.com/annarbornews_opinion/2008/09/identifying_bad_schools_isnt_e.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":2479,"title":"Video games start to shape classroom curriculum","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Christian Science Monitor, MA</span></span><br /> <span>In classrooms across the country, electronic games have increasingly become tools for teaching problem solving and <strong>critical thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"https://features.csmonitor.com/innovation/2008/09/18/video-games-start-to-shape-classroom-curriculum/\" 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":2480,"title":"The week in higher education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">times higher education, UK</span></span><br /> <span>The use of American SATs - which test the maths, <strong>critical thinking</strong> and writing skills of prospective students - was recommended by the Schwartz inquiry into ... <a href=\"https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?sectioncode=26&storycode=403615&c=1\" 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":2481,"title":"Why Do Teachers Not Practice What They Believe Regarding ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>Another participant stressed that her instructional goal was to promote students' application of multiple viewpoints and of <strong>critical thinking</strong>, ... </span><strong><span><a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1556601/why_do_teachers_not_practice_what_they_believe_regarding_technology/\" 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":2482,"title":"21st century puts premium on creative, critical thinking","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Pueblo Chieftain, CO</span></span><br /> <span>These skills not only include reading, writing and math, but should also include problem solving, <strong>critical thinking</strong>, and creative thinking to name a few. ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://www.chieftain.com/articles/2008/09/14/editorial/doc48cc7dd60749b246550260.txt\" 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":2483,"title":"It's critical to learn how to be critical thinkers","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">El Paso Times, TX</span></span><br /> <span>We smother them with standardized tests that don't demand substantial <strong>critical thinking</strong>. Many of our students are taught to memorize and reiterate. teacher ... <a href=\"https://www.elpasotimes.com/education/ci_10449521\" 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":2484,"title":"Oppositional and Defiant--Or Critical Thinker?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> argues that many of the so-called defiant “symptoms” are in many cases “part of establishing independence and developing <strong>critical thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"https://chronicle.com/review/brainstorm/index.php?id=796\" 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":2485,"title":"MY WORD","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Tri Valley Herald, CA</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> requires schools to bend ever more to \"teaching to the test\" at the expense of teaching the arts, sports or other intangibles like <strong>critical thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"https://www.insidebayarea.com/dailyreview/localnews/ci_10443142\" 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":2486,"title":"an art education","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Wire, NH</span></span><br /> <span>“<strong>Critical thinking</strong> starts not by looking within yourself, but by looking without,” he said. Also exhibiting sculpture and graphite drawings is Maryse Searls ... <a href=\"https://www.wirenh.com/Features/Cover_Stories/an_art_education_200809113120.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":2487,"title":"Response-to-Intervention: Separating the Rhetoric of Self ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX </span></span><br /> <span>As Keogh (2005) suggested, cogent identification procedures \"require careful and <strong>critical thinking</strong> and discussion, and a great deal of empirical work\" (p. ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1551226/responsetointervention_separating_the_rhetoric_of_self_congratulation_from_the_reality/\" 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":2488,"title":"Christian texts don't make the grade. So sayeth the UC","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Daily Breeze, CA</span></span><br /> <span>It would appear that <strong>critical thinking</strong> is only encouraged if the critical thinkers don't question academic fad-science. such theories as evolution and ... <a href=\"https://www.dailybreeze.com/opinions/ci_10432075\" 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":2489,"title":"How to fight Googlephobia","author":"","content":"<p><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">PopMatters, IL</span></span><br /> <span>So naturally, “<strong>critical thinking</strong>” needs to be taught more effectively to teach us how to process all the information of varying levels of quality, ... <a href=\"https://www.popmatters.com/pm/post/63222/society-of-the-query\" target=\"_blank\">Read the Full Article</a></span><br style=\"clear: both;\" /></p>","public_access":"1","public_downloads":"1","sku":"","files":{},"images":{}}

{"id":2490,"title":"A System That Does Neither Students nor Lecturers Any Good","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>There were workshops on <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills and statistical tools, but I never attended one on teaching skills. Lecturers were given a course title and ... <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1549619/a_system_that_does_neither_students_nor_lecturers_any_good/\" 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":2491,"title":"You are what you think","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">San Antonio Current, tx</span></span><br /> <span>And I think of it in terms of those <strong>critical-thinking</strong> skills ... what do you do with students to put those <strong>critical-thinking</strong> skills in place? ... <a href=\"https://sacurrent.com/news/story.asp?id=69279\" 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":2492,"title":"From Teaching to Learning","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>Evaluation events can be used to measure application and <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills, but they promote these skills more effectively if students have the ... <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1548330/from_teaching_to_learning/\" 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":2493,"title":"Education provides path to good citizenship, Tilghman tells freshmen","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Princeton University, NJ</span></span><br /> <span>\"For the next four years you will be developing the knowledge and understanding, the mental agility coupled with the habits of <strong>critical thinking</strong> that will ... <a href=\"https://www.princeton.edu/main/news/archive/S22/08/23A33/index.xml?section=topstories\" 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":2494,"title":"More schools adopt classes that are part of an international program","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Sacramento Bee,  USA</span></span><br /> <span>A highlight of the diploma program is a course called the \"Theory of Knowledge,\" which covers many disciplines and emphasizes <strong>critical thinking</strong>. ... <a href=\"https://www.sacbee.com/101/story/1214612.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":2495,"title":"The Right Tools for School","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">NewsChannel5.com, TN</span></span><br /> <span>These <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills set the stage for learning in a classroom setting. Skill-builder Open-ended activities -- building with blocks or LEGOs, ... <a href=\"https://www.newschannel5.com/Global/story.asp?S=8931010\" 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":2496,"title":"Why Environmental Education?","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>The curriculum emphasizes a \"<strong>critical thinking</strong> approach to environmental issues\" and requires students to gather information and data to evaluate ... <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1541617/why_environmental_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":2497,"title":"Critical thinking crucial to improvement","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Pacific Daily News, GU</span></span><br /> <span>My column \"<strong>Critical thinking</strong> can improve quality life\" brought a posting from a reader on Guam who sees <strong>critical thinking</strong> on the island as \"synonymous to an ... </span><span><a href=\"https://www.guampdn.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080903/OPINION02/809030323/1014/OPINION\" 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":2498,"title":"Preparing Teenagers for the Challenges of Life: A Critical ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Nolan Chart LLC, VA</span></span><br /> <span>To effectively analyze potential solutions, <strong>critical thinking</strong> must be employed. This is done by asking the right questions, followed by intelligent ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://www.nolanchart.com/article4696.html\" 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":2499,"title":"New Programmes, Revised Curriculum","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">The Bahama Journal, Bahamas</span></span><br /> <span><strong>...</strong> to the application of skills-to-student learning and development of <strong>critical thinking</strong> and problem solving abilities,\" Mr. Bethel said. ... <a href=\"https://www.jonesbahamas.com/?c=45&a=18173\" 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":2500,"title":"The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Paradox","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>The Agronomy 1101 team, for instance, examined a wide variety of measures of <strong>critical thinking</strong> and student engagement for use in the evaluation of their ... <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1540305/the_scholarship_of_teaching_and_learning_paradox/\" 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":2501,"title":"Using Discussion Pedagogy to Enhance Oral and Written ...","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>Advocated as an alternative to traditional lecture-based instruction, class discussion is active and linked to the development of <strong>critical- thinking</strong> and ...</span><strong><span> <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1540308/using_discussion_pedagogy_to_enhance_oral_and_written_communication_skills/\" 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":2502,"title":"A Salute to NEPA's Outstanding Educators","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">RedOrbit, TX</span></span><br /> <span>Lee not only demands accountability from her students, but she also challenges them as well to help develop <strong>critical thinking</strong> skills and innovative ... <a href=\"https://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1539356/a_salute_to_nepas_outstanding_educators/\" 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":2503,"title":"Schooling In The 21st Century","author":"","content":"<div class=\"lh\"><span><span style=\"color: #6f6f6f;\">Worcester Business Journal, MA</span></span><br /> <span>This catch-all phrase covers a spectrum of skills that today’s employers say will be required to be successful at tomorrow’s jobs: <strong>critical thinking</strong>, ... <a href=\"https://www.wbjournal.com/news41544.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":{}}