On Teachers And Teaching And The Essential Criticism Of It All
I’d be a little disappointed if the most enduring impression of a student’s time in my classroom was a mental image of me.
Author: Terrell Heick
Founder & Director of TeachThought
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‘The Objective’ As Read By Wendell Berry
“I prayed what I saw was only fear & no foretelling, for I saw the last known landscape destroyed for the sake of objective…”
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Alan Watts: Forgive Yourself
“Compassion for yourself is letting the stones fall and seeing that you are no longer the one who stumbled — you are the one who learned.”
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An Excerpt Of ‘Two Minds’ By Wendell Berry
“Obviously we need to use our intelligence. But how much intelligence have we got?”
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Create A Curriculum That Questions The Purpose Of Knowledge
The purpose of curriculum is to provide a mutual language to organize and communicate knowledge–and students inherit its implications.
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Critical Thinking Is A Mindset
Critical thinking is certainly a ‘skill’ but when possessed as a mindset–a playful and humble willingness–it shifts from a labor to an art.
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How To Teach For Knowledge Through Humility
How would it change the learning process to start with a tone of humility? To clarify what can be known, and what cannot?
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The Art & Science Of Reading In The 21st Century
Like thinking, reading in the 21st century is endlessly linked in an increasingly visible web of physical and digital media forms.
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Some Thoughts On Knowledge And Knowledge Limits
Learning leads to knowledge and knowledge leads to theories just like theories lead to knowledge. It’s all circular in such an obvious way.
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12 Articles About Critical Thinking
Critical thinking questions include, ‘Why is this important? What are the causes and effects of this? How do we know if this is true?”
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Wendell Berry And Preparing Students For ‘Good Work’
What is the effect of your work? Did you choose your work, or are you doing it under compulsion as the way to earn money?
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50 Critical Thinking Strategies For Learning
Critical thinking strategies often employ multiple data sources and perspectives in pursuit of understanding.
