The establishment of science centres for young people is one of many initiatives hoped to fix South Africa’s education system.
Tackling tough topics from racism and bullying to Indigenous identity and the holocaust, young adult fiction can challenge stereotypes and encourage critical thinking. Pictured here, an illustration from ‘Skim’ by Mariko Tamaki, the fictional diary of a depressed Japanese-Canadian girl.
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Five novels for young adults that boldly tackle tough issues - from racism, to Indigenous identity and the Holocaust - to cultivate critical thinking in the classroom and at home.
Thanks to new deep-learning techniques, AI has the potential to analyse, improve and contribute to the process of human discussion.
Media education opportunities should be more frequently available in schools to ensure young Australians meaningfully engage with news media.
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Good financial decision making is about more than avoiding debt or having a budget, it’s about critically analysing your options.
Readers should cast a more critical eye over information they use from the web, to make sure the knowledge built from it is trustworthy and accurate.
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For decades, African universities have placed greater focus on what they teach, rather than how they teach it. But the job market now demands graduates that have been taught to think, not regurgitate
It’s not what you think you know, but how you can justify your knowledge that is most important.
The message over the doorway to London’s Kirkaldy Testing Museum. But don’t be too quick to believe the facts and dismiss the opinions.
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We’re living in a time of rapid transformation in terms of what’s required for a country’s workforce. Design thinking is one way to prepare graduates for these changing times.
Learning the fundamentals of maths can equip children with critical thinking and reasoning skills.
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Maths occupies an eminent place in global schooling assessment criteria not just because of its content, but for the skills that are taught and developed alongside it.
Employers’ demand for critical thinking skills in new graduates has risen 158% in three years.
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Being a good critical thinker is a desirable and highly-sought after trait for getting a job in today’s economy. But are universities actually teaching this skill effectively?
Science works in ways that reflect our rationality.
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There’s a big difference between science and pseudoscience. But if people don’t understand how science works in the first place, it’s very easy for them to fall for the pseudoscience.
Don’t be confused for too long.
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A large number of adult learners are going back to community colleges to acquire new skills. Are they acquiring the skills necessary for today’s technology-rich job environments?
Your vote is not insignificant in the bigger scheme of things. It matters.
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Controversial arguments and ideas should be listened to and open to public scrutiny. Only then can we expose those ideas found wanting and lacking any credibility.
Dana and David Dornsife Professor of Psychology and Director of the Wrigley Institute for Environment and Sustainability, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences