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Raising Critical Thinkers
A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
1 of 1 copy available
Education is not solely about acquiring information and skills across subject areas, but also about understanding how and why we believe what we do. At a time when online media has created a virtual firehose of information and opinions, parents and teachers worry how students will interpret what they read and see. Amid the noise, it has become increasingly important to examine different perspectives with both curiosity and discernment. But how do parents teach these skills to their children?
Drawing on more than twenty years’ experience homeschooling and developing curricula, Julie Bogart offers practical tools to help children at every stage of development to grow in their ability to explore the world around them, examine how their loyalties and biases affect their beliefs, and generate fresh insight rather than simply recycling what they’ve been taught. Full of accessible stories and activities for children of all ages, Raising Critical Thinkers helps parents to nurture passionate learners with thoughtful minds and empathetic hearts.
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Release date
February 1, 2022 -
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Kindle Book
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780593192290
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780593192290
- File size: 2477 KB
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Languages
- English
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February 1, 2022
Bogart, a curriculum developer and homeschooling parent, writes a how-to guide on critical thinking for parents and children in the digital age. The essence of critical thought, Bogart asserts, are the opinions formed by an individual's experiences, language, memories, and beliefs. She focuses on the assumptions that can thwart one's rational thinking process and addresses the reasons it's difficult to step back and objectively challenge preconceived biases. The guide teaches methods for objectively evaluating data, learning investigative skills by making room for dissenting points of view, examining one's own prejudices and biases, and understanding how bias plays into opinion making. In each chapter, there are activities for practicing wide-eyed wonder as an adult, learning beyond standardized testing, and viewing films, novels, and video games with a critical eye. It also includes questions designed to engage further discussion among adults and children. VERDICT Full of fun and engaging activities, this book may be beneficial for caregivers interested in building children's critical thinking skills.
Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
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