A few years ago, in an EdTechTeacher workshop, a teacher made a comment that stuck with me: “I want my students to be able to sit with a problem.” This middle school science teacher found herself ...

The concept of critical thinking is clearly important. There is widespread acceptance that we would do better if there was more critical thinking. Society would benefit. Students would do better in ...

You have /3 articles left. Sign up for a free account or log in. Educators and employers agree that critical thinking is one of the essential skills required for ...

Critical thinking is no hyped-up educational construct. It's real. In fact, it's an increasingly important and relevant skill for our students to develop. Critical thinking is key to dealing with ...

A few years back, I posted a piece on this page about how difficult it can be to accurately and sufficiently describe what critical thinking (CT) is. Within, I presented a number of attempts made in ...

Cultivating critical thinking skills should be a top priority for any business that wants to succeed in today’s complex and rapidly changing world. According to the World Economic Forum, “analytical ...

Peter Ellerton is affiliated with the Rationalist Society of Australia. Read about the event elsewhere and it turns out the athlete was also beaten by thousands of people and it was a participation ...

Achievement discrepancies among U.S. students remain persistent and troubling–despite decades of targeted interventions and whole-school improvement programs. To make real gains, teachers need to ...

Students raise their hands to answer a teacher's question at the KIPP Academy in the South Bronx, part of a network of public middle schools that is becoming a model for educating poor children. KIPP ...

Join eSchool News for the 12 Days of Edtech with 2024’s most-read and most-loved stories. On the 2nd Day of Edtech, our story focuses on critical thinking. Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

James V. Shuls, Ph.D., dean of the College of Education and the academic director for the American Center for Political Leadership at Southeastern University, in his column, "We must teach students ...