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What you'll learn- Understand what critical thinking means, why it is important, and how are brains are wired to simplify things and make it hard for us to think critically
- Understand how good critical thinking skills benefit young people in all areas of life from essay-writing and debating to interviews and social situations
- Be able to help young people challenge assumptions and spot thought traps and news bias, and enable them to adopt a critical …
Rating 0 out of 5 (0 ratings in Udemy)
What you'll learn- Understand what critical thinking means, why it is important, and how are brains are wired to simplify things and make it hard for us to think critically
- Understand how good critical thinking skills benefit young people in all areas of life from essay-writing and debating to interviews and social situations
- Be able to help young people challenge assumptions and spot thought traps and news bias, and enable them to adopt a critical thinking approach to new issues
- Develop a critical thinking toolkit (with the help of our downloadable resources) to use with your own children or young people who you work with
DescriptionCritical thinking is the ability to think independently and use the information available to us to make good choices. We use our critical thinking skills every day, and improving them benefits us in every area of life from school to socialising; students who can think critically write better, more interesting essays, deliver more compelling presentations and come across well in interview and social situations.
But, critical thinking does not come naturally as you’ll know if you’ve ever been lost for words when asked for a balanced point of view about any complex, global issue.
This highly accessible beginner's course introduces the basic principles of critical thinking: why it is important, what stops us doing it naturally, and how we can get better at it. It is also full of tips and advice on how to see things from different perspectives and think more critically when faced with complexity. It includes plenty of exercises to build your skills and a practical toolkit to take away with you.
The course is aimed at
- anyone who would like to improve their critical thinking skills;
- adults who would like to introduce young people to the principles of critical thinking;
- young people who would like to understand what critical thinking is all about and how to do it.
If you have ever wondered how to work out what you think about a controversial issue, or how to help your child develop their own opinions and express them clearly, this is the course for you!
