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Bertrand Russell’s 10 Essential Rules Of Critical Thinking

TeachThought

Bertrand Russell’s 10 Essential Rules Of Critical Thinking by Terry Heick For a field of study that explores the nature of knowledge, Philosophy has had a surprisingly small impact on education. Do not feel envious of the happiness of those who live in a fool’s paradise, for only a fool will think that it is happiness.

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Teaching social studies in a polarized world

The Hechinger Report

About 3,500 people attended the conference, among them K-12 and higher ed educators who teach the subjects that constitute social studies — including history, civics, geography, economics, psychology, sociology, anthropology, philosophy, law and religious studies.

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Colleges rebrand humanities majors as job-friendly 

The Hechinger Report

Louis, which recruits students who took French in high school but may not have continued. These students, when they come back to the United States, they are accepted in the best medical schools because their dossiers are at the top of the pile, said Lionel Cuill, a professor of French who spearheads the initiative.

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Transitioning with Grace and Gratitude  

Anthropology News

For example, as conferences moved to an online format, a Nicaraguan colleague and I were able to co-present a paper on decolonizing critical thinking in English teaching at the American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) conference in 2021.