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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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Notes from the UNI Education Summit

Dangerously Irrelevant

Poor schools are told not to wander too far from the standards, there’s little time for student questions and critical thinking. Anthropology professor at UNI, directs the New Iowans Center. e.g., 50 langages at Marshalltown HS, 100+ languages in Des Moines Public Schools. Today = Microplurality.

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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.