The Hechinger Report
MARCH 8, 2022
Since 2008, those of us who are champions of the humanities have offered a simple yet profound truth: Studying humanities endows students with a capacity for critical thinking, a skill essential to individual accomplishment and crucial to societal well-being. But that simple truth doesn’t seem to be changing anyone’s mind.
ED Surge
NOVEMBER 3, 2023
As a lecturer at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, where I teach econometrics and research methods, I spend a lot of time thinking about the intersection between data, education and social justice — and how generative AI will reshape the experience of gathering, analyzing and using data for change.
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Teaching Anthropology
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
I think that writing multimodally might be anthropology’s key contribution to contemporary critical pedagogies that challenge dominant narratives and empower marginalized communities.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 15, 2018
institutions were deficient in the key attributes of critical thinking as measured by the latest Collegiate Assessment Plus test. These trends are confirmed by a 2012 survey conducted by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development , which showed that the U.S. There are rays of light in these dark clouds, however.
TeachThought
JULY 2, 2024
Through this lens, educators are inspired to forge collaborative and critical learning spaces, recognizing the agency and lived experiences of learners. From the outset, her efforts must coincide with those of the students to engage in critical thinking and the quest for mutual humanization.
Dangerously Irrelevant
AUGUST 16, 2017
Too often in our schools we use big, important ideas or terms – critical thinking! social justice! In other words, common, shared understandings are prerequisites for common, shared commitments. I love doing this kind of facilitation work with educators. technology integration! student inquiry! academic rigor!
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
We could create our own social justice project like Bill Ferriter’s middle schoolers. I could incorporate Stanford University’s amazing library of historical critical thinking assessments at Beyond the Bubble. I could garner ideas from the City University of New York’s American Social History Project.
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