1. Read: Barbules & Berk, "
Critical Thinking and Critical Pedagogy"
2. Question: Can "critical thinking" and "critical pedagogy" be made consistent with each other?
3. Write 2 questions of your own.
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1. Many educational theorists maintain that critical
thinking (CT) is – or ought to be – a (if not the) central aim of education;
that effective learning and teaching rest on our capacities for and disposition
to engage CT. Others place it nearer to
the margins, with disciplinary content, moral lessons, vocational training,
assessment, or some other goal taking CT’s place. For a brief overview of a variety of
positions on CT, read the Institute for Critical Thinking’s “Regarding a
Definition of Critical Thinking.”
For an applied paper on the power of CT, read also, Nel
Noddings, “War, Critical Thinking, and Self-understanding.”
2. Question: What is the role of critical thinking in
education? [Your answer should, of
course, take the form of a 2-3 page, CRITO-based, argumentative essay that
defends your position (“claim”) by reference to reasons you supply and against
at least one substantive objection to your position; that contains outside
research and appends two student-generated questions to the end of the essay –
all as outlined in minute detail in Handout QAHO.]
