Thinking: The Foundation of Critical and Creative Learning in the Classroom

by Robert Boostrom

What might a school that wholeheartedly values thinking look like? How can we encourage students to be active learners instead of passive recipients of knowledge? In this engaging book, Boostrom invites readers to think about the ways in which the practice of teaching unintentionally promotes non-thinking. By engaging the reader in the experience of thinking rather than trying to define it, this accessible volume:

Addresses the current emphasis...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807745693
• ISBN13: 9780807745694
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.3"