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Re: [Phys-l] thinking skills (and how to teach thinking skills)



My $0.02-- I agree that we do a very poor job of "teaching" students to think, but on the other hand I am not sure that it is possible to really accomplish that task at all. I think we all have to figure that out ourselves for the most part. What I think that we really need to do more of in our classrooms is showing students the usefulness of thinking and then model to our students how we use our thinking skills to make life better. Our best students have learned well the usefulness of remembering. That skill has brought them reward after reward. Lets find ways to reward thinking.


Cliff Parker
If you think your thinking and its easy you probably are just remembering.