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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. John Dewey is one of the central figures in modern Western education. This, to a degree, reduces the function of pure philosophy.

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Is the privilege of the examiner a myth?

A Psychology Teacher Writes

It’s typically given prominence in the bios for authors, speakers, facilitators, trainers etc, and publishers of subject magazines, journals or textbooks looking for contributors may also privilege those with examining experience. I’m just not sure. And, to be clear, I’ve never examined. What might examining give you?

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Why do some people always get lost?

Geography Education

SOURCE: Knowable Magazine How do we know where we are, and why can some people find their way in the world, better than others? I’ve often wondered why my mom and I are so different in this regard; our psychology, our interests, the information we value, the skills we believe are useful and within our grasps are quite distinct.

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What’s it like to teach psychology?

Jonathan Firth

My own school psychology textbooks, including books for the Higher and GCSE courses. There are also a wide range of resources for A-Level Psychology. I’ve been teaching Psychology at secondary school level for almost two decades. This article discusses routes into teaching the subject.

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The Timing Is Right for Anthro-Journo

Anthropology News

Courses in history, psychology, sociology, and political science are often part of the core curricula in journalism programs,” writes Paula Horvath in Journalism & Mass Communication Educator. Petersburg Times , and Deborah Tannen for The New York Times Magazine , The Washington Post , and Vogue to name a few.

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Grit under attack

The Hechinger Report

For more than a year, social justice activists have been attacking one of education’s latest buzzwords: grit. And they contend that education reformers should focus on fixing systems that keep families trapped in poverty, instead of trying to “fix” students. We need evidence.

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Teachers, how does it feel to be an oppressor?

The Hechinger Report

For instance, states’ departments of education used the extreme tool of state takeover — when states take control of an entire school district — disproportionately against black districts. Black students know too well what it’s like to be humiliated, held in captivity and to suffer from inhumane conditions created by educators.