Critical thinking

Why we should be careful with “inspirational” materials

The following text has been taken from a lesson plan in the LessonStream Membership. It explores standard depictions of people with disabilities in the media. A man with a passion Ever since he was a young boy, Tommy Carroll has had a passion – a passion that requires commitment, patience, and skill. Some people would describe …

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Critical thinking: is it time to abandon the term?

Recently, I have started to notice the term ‘critical thinking’ appear in some unexpected and problematic contexts. In this post, I am going to refer to three examples. Example one Cast your mind back to Friday 6th November, 2020. On that day, we still didn’t know who had won the US presidential election. But things were looking good for …

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