In day-to-day life “arguing” is usually understood to mean a disagreement or fight, and something that most try to avoid. But, in truth, arguments are part of critical thinking processes – part of how we use logical reasoning. The …
In seeing what is coming through in the social arena (Editor’s Note: this article was posted during the #OWS movement), I thought it would be great to be able to teach our kids to think critically in regard to what …
Critical Thinking – Teach Your Kids About Red Herrings and 9 Other Fallacies Read more »
It is never too early to teach rhetoric & critical thinking. Kids think tricks are funny on TV. They understand the whole concept of tricking and manipulating. Before you think that this is all too grown up for your kids, …
Teach Rhetoric + Critical Thinking to Your Kids from the Getgo Read more »
April Fool’s News is humorous adventure in critical viewing that incorporates filming, scripted acting, improv, and both constructing and deconstructing a “news piece” slotted to “air” on the first of April. Participants take on one or more roles while bringing …
