tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post2583476196733681494..comments2024-03-29T06:46:56.337-04:00Comments on Half an Hour: Critical Thinking in the ClassroomStephen Downeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-54486145637006861192009-06-10T23:07:20.423-04:002009-06-10T23:07:20.423-04:00A great post Stephen - or, well a great article. T...A great post Stephen - or, well a great article. Thank you for sharing. It's very topical and relevant even after 15 years - like good paper are. :-)<br /><br />To learn critical thinking, one must practice critical thinking. In "classroom" this happens if the learners are guided to inquiry: ask questions, inventing possible solutions (hypothesis), search evidence, argue.... do research. <br /><br />- TeemuTeemuhttp://www2.uiah.fi/~tleinone/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-21770651042573948942009-06-05T20:14:41.383-04:002009-06-05T20:14:41.383-04:00Actually, Kristy, I have noticed in recent years a...Actually, Kristy, I have noticed in recent years a coordinated <i>opposition</i> to the teaching of critical thinking. Which is a concern to me. To me the case is pretty simple: critical thinking can be described and defended, and as I outline in this paper, can be adapted and taught as a part of an academic discipline.Stephen Downeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06140591903467372209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11679714.post-1328115920556086632009-06-05T19:27:46.579-04:002009-06-05T19:27:46.579-04:00Does it make you feel good or bad that current edu...Does it make you feel good or bad that current education is finally doing something about teaching thinking? Why does it take so long for schools to change? Or are we on a roundabout? Don't all teachers want to teach for understanding or is that the underlining factor in the equation the type of teachers teaching?Kristyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13584560990811282919noreply@blogger.com