TEACHING THE THINKING THAT COUNTS (original) (raw)

Why should we teach students to engage in skillful thinking -- for example skillful decision making, judging the reliability of sources of information, and determining the most likely cause of something -- in contrast to the usual: memory and rote learning? And why should we help students learn how to use these types of skillful; thinking to engage with the regular content curriculum? This series of editorials published in a popular education supplement in Spain explores answers to these questions, especially why and how we can teach all students to develop creative ideas, judge their feasibility, and select powerful figurative language to express important thoughts and feelings.