The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.
~ Martin Luther King
Major Websites and Resources
Welcome to the Critical Thinking Community.
http://www.criticalthinking.org/
The Foundation and Center for Critical Thinking
Resources for Independent Thinking
Website – http://www.rit.org/
Facebook page - http://www.facebook.com/?ref=logo#!/pages/Resources-for-Independent-Thinking/141830205846489
Dan Kurland’s “Reading and Writing Ideas As Well As Words”
http://www.criticalreading.com/
Critical reading, writing and thinking skills.
Skeptoid: Critical Analysis of Pop Phenomena
http://skeptoid.com/
Major works, books, overviews
Critical Thinking by Robin Wood
http://www.robinwood.com/Democracy/GeneralEssays/CriticalThinking.pdf
- This is an excellent article that summarizes the topic of critical thinking very well.
A History of Freedom of Thought
by J. B. BURY
(Full length book)
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/history_freedom_of_thought.cfm
- This is a full length book 88 pages. Written in 1913 by one of the top historians of the time.
Critical Thinking: Where to Begin
http://www.criticalthinking.org/starting/index.cfm
Recommended.
Articles
Critical Thinking in Everyday Life: 9 Strategies
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/sts-ct-everyday-life.cfm
The Critical Mind is A Questioning Mind
Learning How to Ask Powerful, Probing Questions
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/critical-mind.cfm
Valuable Intellectual Traits
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/valuable-intellectual-traits.cfm
The Elements of Reasoning and Intellectual Standards
http://www.criticalthinking.org/starting/Begin-CTModel.cfm
The Role of Questions in Teaching, Thinking and Learning
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/thinking-some-purpose.cfm
The Role of Socratic Questioning in Thinking, Teaching, & Learning
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/the-role-socratic-questioning-ttl.cfm
The Socratic Method by Ken Samples http://www.str.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5631
Socratic Questionshttp://changingminds.org/techniques/questioning/socratic_questions.htm
The Six Types of Socratic Questions
http://www.engin.umich.edu/~CRE/probsolv/strategy/cthinking.htm
Socratic Questioning Techniques
http://www.harrison.k12.ms.us/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=gyVCgxoaEnw%3D&tabid=173&mid=1494
The Socratic Questioning Method
http://www.austinisd.org/community/communityed/victory/docs/Module2.pdf
Effective Questioning Techniques
http://www.exforsys.com/career-center/facilitator/core-skill-effective-questioning.html
Three Categories of Questions: Crucial Distinctions
http://www.criticalthinking.org/articles/crucial-distinctions.cfm
Who Is Closed Minded, the Skeptic or the Believer?
http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4134
Questioning Authority: A Rethinking of the Infamous Milgram Experiments
http://www.alternet.org/rights/126492/questioning_authority:_a_rethinking_of_the_infamous_milgram_experiments/?page=1
