There's a growing trend in education to infuse critical thinking into the curriculum. Vince Talotta / Toronto Star ) Order this photo OISE Professor Garfield Gini-Newman is travelling around the world teaching educators how to embed critical thinking in their courses. In this era of increased automation, fake news and where virtually everything is Googleable, teaching kids to think critically is more important than ever, he says, particularly if Canada hopes to compete in a knowledge-based economy. In the digital world that’s much more difficult.” Critical thinking doesn’t mean being critical, but rather using criteria to make thoughtful decisions, explains Garfield Gini-Newman. That’s evident at Leo Baeck, in the science class led by teacher Jenna Arenson.

Source: thestar June 04, 2017 21:56 UTC