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Critical Thinking

How to Think

Terrance Heath | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ignorance, Far Right, President Obama, Right Wing, Conservatism, Barack Obama, Education, Critical Thinking, Intelligence, Obama Speech, Conservatives, Obama Education, Anti-Intellectualism, Republican Party, Free Market Ideology, Republicans, Politics News
Terrance Heath

One of our political parties now embraces that what one believes is more important than what one knows, and is where critical thought has been banished and"facts" are founded in belief.

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Critical Thinking: Impossible in Schools?

Robert Rose | Posted 08.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Power Differences, Education, Critical Thinking, Abuses of Power, Clearer Thinking, Living News
Robert Rose

I created a classroom environment that didn't merely tolerate differences of opinion, it encouraged it! The students knew they could bring up topics that were most important to them.

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The Internet Is Absolute Democracy -- Be Very Afraid!

Tom Alderman | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media

Read More: Placeless Society, Wmd, Chicago, University of Chicago, Syracuse University, Informed Public, Twitter, Obama, Northwestern University, Thomas Jefferson, Wikipedia, Facebook, Critical Thinking, General Motors, The Internet, Bob Thompson, Youtube, Popular Culture, Aids, Texas Governor, World Wide Web, Authority, Liddite, Datafox, Guttenberg, Media News
Tom Alderman

Like Guttenberg's printing press, the Internet has created radically new opportunities and systems that have put us at the beginning of a seismic cultural shift and yet, something is terribly wrong.

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The Inner Life: How to Think Like Barack Obama (Yes You Can!)

Laurie Nadel | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Personal Responsibility, Critical Thinking, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, Corporate Education, Service, President Barack Obama, Whole Brain, Carl Jung, Personality Traits, President George Bush, Living News
Laurie Nadel

You change the oil in your car every 3,000 miles and call it maintenance. But how many miles has your mind clocked? Don't you think maybe it's time for a tune-up?

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