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Is Florida Really Abandoning Common Core? – 1

February 14, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

To see how detailed analysis of one aspect of the issue of academic standards can shed light on wider matters, let’s focus on answering one question that titles this piece: Is Florida really abandoning the Common Core?

Civics and Critical Thinking

February 7, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking

The challenges faced by those dedicated to civic education and the teaching of critical thinking are very similar.

Re-inventing Civic Education – 3

January 23, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Critical Thinking, Uncategorized

Answers to problems regarding education will come about through argumentation and deliberation, two critical-thinking skills that also happen to represent prized civic virtues.

Reinventing Civic Education – 2

January 22, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

Civics education is a perfect example of a problem requiring a critical-thinking approach used to analyze complex issues.

Rethinking Civic Education – 1

January 20, 2019 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

Atteneeds at the Civic Learning Impact and Measurement Convening face a daunting challenges: restoring while reinventing civic education in America.

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