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Examples Are Critical To Thinking Well
Examples are important in thinking well. They are, after all, the source of our concepts and ideas. They keep us focused on reality, and help …
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How To Improve Your Thinking and Creativity, 2
Another good video, with great advice from Richard Feynman.
How To Improve Your Thinking and Creativity
Amen. This is how it should be done. Not that “direct instruction“ is wrong or anything like that, it’s just a small part of the …
Think For Yourself
Amen. Rational, logical thought is a sacred “obligation” and practice. We should each practice it. We should help each other with it. It should be …
Dewey’s Formal Steps of Instruction
On pp. 201-204 of How We Think, John Dewey wrote: “In the recitation the teacher comes into his closest contact with the pupil. In the recitation …
Questions For Anyone Who Teaches: Parents, Teachers, Trainers, Bosses, & More
On pp. 204-205 of How We Think, John Dewey wrote: “Lack of any preparation on the part of a teacher leads, of course, to a …
Education and Reasoning Are About Cognitive Connections: Total Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Thinking
As for what a mind does and what education is about, we might consider: “[Marva Collins] insisted on frequent reading and writing, through which children …