Critical Thinking and the Basic Elements of Thought
Video Series: Current Educational Issues Publisher: Foundation for Critical Thinking Length: 56 minutes Format: VHS or DVD
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In this tape Yehudi Webster argues that the traditional model of education, which assumes its purpose is to prepare students for jobs, should be replaced by a model which emphasizes the role education can play in producing happy, well adjusted people. Webster sees the elements of thought as effective tools for achieving this new purpose. Topics include: student attitudes toward education, how social problems affect classroom dynamics, the historical approach to education, the relationship between reasoning and writing, and student and teacher evaluations.