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109. America's Critical Thinking Crisis by Steven Pearlman

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Is There a Good Lecturer?

I think lecturing is an art and some people are better at it than others. I don't teach the process of critical thinking in class but I present students with experiences that require them to think critically. It's careful listening not necessarily negative ambushing but careful attention to personal narratives media ideas and all scholarly insights so I'm not sure I'd be able to teach it per se. He also talks about what he calls hopeful pedagogy meaning people saying things like well I don't really teach critical thinking I just kind of hope they pick it up.

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