critical thinking

Argues that the entertainment industry, academic orthodoxy, and political ideology have fostered the creation of the middle mind--a failure of imagination and acceptance of mediocrity in mainstream America, and looks at the manifestation of the middle mind in several areas of popular culture.

Discusses the importance of skepticism and critical thinking skills, and illustrates how to apply them to daily life.

Offers graphic tools for educators that can be used to differentiate classroom instruction and encourage student retention and comprehension of lessons, and provides nine types of thinking processes based on Bloom's taxonomy, along with examples to promote and encourage creative and critical thinking.

A collection of puzzles for stimulating thinking skills.

An introduction to critical thinking that explains the principles of critical thinking and uses them to examine a number of unusual and challenging case studies.

A collection of eighteen planning guides for creating research activities and units that emphasize critical thinking rather than gathering facts.

Presents opposing viewpoints on overpopulation, its causes, its possible effect on the earth, and whether it should be controlled.

Contains hundreds of brain-teasers and puzzles, separated into three different levels, designed to help students in grades three through five develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills.