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Teacher Support During the Coronavirus Crisis

March 23, 2020 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

First off, I hope you are surviving as best you can during a global pandemic that has, among other things, shut down most of the planet’s educational systems. Like many of you, I have kids who are about to take part in history’s greatest unplanned experiment in online learning, as well as friends and colleagues […]

First Critical Thinking Podcast!

March 11, 2020 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

A podcast interview on Critical Thinking Essentials (and lots of other critical-thinking topics) was just released. More to come!

Look What Just Arrived!

March 9, 2020 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

Critical Thinking Essentials from MIT Press will be available from all the usual place in a couple of weeks. Perfect reading when thinking through a crisis (in case one happens along).  Journalists interested in a review copy or professors who want a desk copy can reach out to me via the contact page and I’ll […]

Going to APA?

February 28, 2020 By Jon Haber in Filed Under: Uncategorized

If any readers are attending APA Central in Chicago, track me down! I’ll be talking tonight on the genealogy of critical thinking: https://www.apaonline.org/event/2020central

Learning from Iowa

February 4, 2020 By DegreeofFreedom in Filed Under: Uncategorized

The (likely temporary) “chaos” coming out of not knowing the winner of yesterday’s Iowa caucuses has a critical-thinking explanation. Find out what it is in the latest Degree of Freedom News.

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