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Critical thinking is important…but thinking about what??

We hear a lot about 21st century skills these days, but what does it really mean? Will teaching our kids critical thinking skills really help them to function better in the “real world?” NYU Education professor and former assistant secretary of education Diane Ravitch believes that without the knowledge behind it, critical thinking is not worth much. In a recent article in The Boston Globe, Ravitch writes that “What matters most..is our capacity to make generalizations, to see beyond our own immediate experience.” Read the article here.   Diane Ravitch is one of the featured speakers at NSBA’s 2010 Annual Conference in Chicago, April 10-12, 2010, where she will share her views on how to strengthen public education – visit www.nsba.org/conference for details.  And to learn more about integrating critical thinking and rigorous subject matter, check out the Center for Public Education’s report on “Defining a 21st Century Education.”

Andrew Paulson|November 4th, 2009|Categories: Boardbuzz, Center for Public Education, Student Achievement|

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