When I first began focusing on the development of student critical thinking skills in the early 1990s, I discussed ideas for a research project with the partner of a CPA firm. I recall being quite ...

As an educator, I firmly believe that nurturing the critical thinking skills of the students is one of the most important aspects of what teachers do. Critical thinking has been cited as allowing ...

As an educator, I have always been fascinated by my students’ innate curiosity. From an early age, they have an insatiable desire to learn. Anyone who spends time around young children will find ...

In the age of artificial intelligence, researchers at Cornell University have created an online module aimed at helping students build one of higher education’s most enduring—and often ...

An overwhelming percentage of educators fear students’ increasing reliance on generative artificial intelligence tools to complete assignments will hinder their critical thinking skills and make them ...

It’s not just teachers who are worried about AI’s effect on students’ abilities to think critically. Students are concerned, too, according to a new survey of middle, high school, and college students ...

This school year has been a challenging one for educators. Many teachers are navigating new curricular restrictions—topics, historical periods, people, and identities that have suddenly been deemed ...

Tech evangelists may be dazzled by the promise of AI, but two well-designed new studies — one in China and one by a leading AI company — signal trouble ahead. The two studies were conducted by a team ...

In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of ...

As education becomes more an experience of learning in the digital age, technologies play a pivotal role in reshaping the learning experiences of K-12 students. From interactive applications to ...