The modern K-12 teacher's must-have guide to teach students how to ask
questions, weigh the evidence, and think critically and independently
Students and teachers alike face a dilemma: Why think deeply when we can
just take a shortcut by googling something? Why read an article when we
can learn from a social media headline? If, as educators, we want to
encourage our students to value thoughtfulness and to embrace the effort
it takes to reach deep understandings, we must model that behavior
ourselves. In Never Stop Asking, author Dr. Nathan Lang-Raad shows
K-12 teachers how human brains like to take mental shortcuts, known as
heuristics, that allow the brain to save energy and perform more
efficiently. These heuristics, however, can lead to illogical thinking,
cognitive biases, and fallacies that can hinder critical thinking.
Never Stop Asking: Teaching Students to be Better Critical Thinkers is
the armor we need to defend ourselves and our students against the
all-too-tempting shortcuts that the digital age has to offer, employing
strategies to consistently and explicitly support teaching critical
thinking and weaving it into the everyday landscape of your classroom.
Let's ensure that the students of today will be the skilled thinkers of
tomorrow.
- Learn about common psychological shortcuts and biases that hinder
students and teachers alike
- Discover the logic and the science behind critical thinking and why it
leads to better outcomes
- Gain strategies to bring critical thinking into the classroom and help
students build patience, discipline, and skill
- Acknowledge and embrace the digital age in your teaching--without
falling victim to its downsides
This is an engaging and important book for K-12 teachers and
instructional coaches. Teacher training programs can also be enhanced by
the practical wisdom and easy-to-implement strategies inside.
