Even when certain words or topics are prohibited by the state, educators can still cultivate students’ motivation and skills ...

When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...

While the idea of teaching critical thinking has been bandied around in education circles since at least the time of John Dewey, it has taken greater prominence in the education debates with the ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. There is an essential skill all successful entrepreneurs need, and should look for in new employees, yet is often missing in ...

I recently received an email from an educator friend, asking me to briefly describe the skills necessary for critical thinking. They were happy to fill in the blanks themselves from outside reading ...

Let me begin with a question that you yourself have posed: Can we collectively deal with accelerating change and complexity without revolutionizing the way we think? If you look at the pressing ...

1. How Do You Teach Applied Critical Thinking? It has always been a struggle for me to really define how I “teach” critical thinking. I believe for the students, they have the same stumbling block … ...

I started teaching middle school students in 1995. The school was private, with a strong governing association, so there was some discretion regarding what and how things were taught. My main subject ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm the author of "Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students," and I write about ...