critical thinking

Putting Civic Literacy to the Test

November 23, 2010

I was reading Hal Crowther‘s recent article on how America is losing its conscience, brain, and heart when I noted mention of a study by the National Civic Literacy Board.  A few Googly-seconds later I wound up at the Civics Quiz, a 33-question online assessment taken from the 2008 Civic Literacy Exam developed by the [...]

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Lies, Damn Lies…and What We Believe Anyway

September 14, 2010

I’ve been increasingly disturbed in recent years by the amount of misinformation that seems to flow through the political system in the United States. In relative terms, I doubt it has increased any over previous times, but as the magnitude of the issues the world faces grows, the need for collective understanding of the facts [...]

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Two Brief Lessons from the Mile High Learning Club

November 5, 2009

I do some of my best learning when I am settled in at 35,000 feet. I read. I tap into the large store of iPod learning content I keep on hand. I think (although it may look like I’m sleeping). Sometimes I even manage to find a nugget of wisdom in the airline magazines. Here’s [...]

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3 Key Practices of the “Sophisticated” Learner

October 8, 2009

If you are partial to attending class wearing an Armani suit and a $400 haircut, this post may not be for you. At least, that is not the sort of sophistication I have in mind (though it’s fine with me if you want to look dapper while you are learning). Rather, when I use the [...]

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The 10 Bona Fide Best Sites for Sharpening Your Critical Thinking Skills

September 1, 2009

Given the range of financial swindles that have occurred over the past couple of years and the more recent rumblings about “death panels” and other supposedly evil aspects of Obama’s healthcare reform efforts, it seems like many of us could stand to bone up on our critical thinking skills a bit. And for the average [...]

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