Jonathan Haber
@DegreeofFree
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Making things happen in K-12 education and higher ed.
Joined February 2013
Might the fight against #disinformation itself be a case of disinformation? @jaycaspiankang @MatthewYglesia1 @nyt @firstdraftnews
logiccheck.net
Like many people trying to popularize critical-thinking and media-literacy methodologies, one of my goals with LogicCheck and other projects is to help people deal with a world seemingly spinning out...
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Looking to sharpen your critical-thinking skills? Check out my book recommendations on the best books to read to become a better critical thinker: https://t.co/e63joEoF39
shepherd.com
Jonathan Haber shares the 5 best books on becoming a better critical thinker. Have you read How We Think?
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How are media literacy and critical thinking linked? Join our president @BouyguesLee, Jonathan Haber (@DegreeofFree), @ciullalipkin of @MediaLiteracyEd, and @commausagerulespanel at #SXSWEDU to learn more! #misinformation #medialiteracy
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Can examining our priors help us make better sense and better decisions regarding war in Europe? https://t.co/P5vjB9YcGX
@tomfriedman @nyt #CriticalThinking #ukraine #putin
logiccheck.net
At the risk of coming off as heartless in the face of this week’s horrific events in Ukraine, I’d like to perform a little Logic Checking on a sample editorial about the current crisis to demonstrate...
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Free event on high-leverage #criticalthinking teaching practices with the folks at @nimblywise
degreeoffreedom.org
Planning to get back to a run-down of high-leverage practices next week, but if you are eager to learn more faster I’ll be doing a webinar on the topic next Tuesday, June 28th, with my colleagues at...
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Check out "Project Ianos of Human Spaceflight" https://t.co/wLgiosNgGE
#STEMvideohall
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Anyone want to post the 300th rating for Critical Thinking at Amazon? https://t.co/oShT2DiTzy
@mitpress #criticalthinking
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If anyone is interested in learning the critical thinker’s toolkit, I just released an audio course called “How to Win an Argument” on an all-you-can-eat audio education platform called Listenable.
degreeoffreedom.org
Towards the end of last year, I was approached by a company called Listenable that produces audio courses built around ten or so podcast-like lectures, each of which are around 5-10 minutes in...
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For anyone interested in Ethics Bowl (or non-competitive ethics), I just kicked off a series on how critical-thinking techniques can be applied to an analysis of cases in this year's Ethics Bowl championships. #ethicsbowl #ethics #criticalthinking
degreeoffreedom.org
For anyone interested in Ethics Bowl (or non-competitive ethics), I just kicked off a series on how critical-thinking techniques can be applied to an analysis of cases in this year's Ethics Bowl...
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Interviews with Michael Horn on teaching critical thinking and some thoughts at Vox over the appropriate use of skepticism. https://t.co/DghtkXKybM
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Interviews with Michael Horn on teaching critical thinking and some thoughts at Vox over the appropriate use of skepticism.
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Thanks Michael! It was great talking to you, as always.
/2 @DegreeofFree recently published a book on "Critical Thinking" that takes a sharp look at what exactly is critical thinking and whether (and how) it can be taught and provides a map for doing so. In an era of social media that allows people to follow those who think like them
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Check out this interview with Michael Horn, host of The Future of Education, on how to teach critical thinking: https://t.co/4XK5rhcanB
@michaelbhorn @mitpress #criticalthinking
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Five out of five dumbbells for the argument by Bret Stephens #bretstephens (in the @nypost rather than the @NYT ) on the significance of intent.
logiccheck.net
I wanted to use this week’s LogicChecker to introduce a set of techniques that can increase the power of an argument through strategic use of language. This will kick off a discussion of rhetoric, a...
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How can teachers take advantage of the fact that students - like all human beings - will go to any length to eliminate doubt? Leveraging the Power of Doubt
degreeoffreedom.org
How can teachers take advantage of the fact that students - like all human beings - will go to any length to eliminate doubt?
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Why is critical thinking so vital for journalism? An interview with The Juice.
degreeoffreedom.org
Why is critical thinking so vital for journalism? An interview with The Juice.
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Is there anything to be learned from the just-ended Impeachment II? What about whataboutism? https://t.co/y7sjHYbkRo
#criticalthinking #whataboutism #tuquoque
logiccheck.net
Is there anything to be learned from the just-ended Impeachment II? What about whataboutism?
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What can this week's #impeachment trial teach us about knowing what questions we are being asked to think about? https://t.co/5o6BmImDxE
#criticalthinking #Questions #ImpeachmentTrial
logiccheck.net
This week’s trial based on Impeachment II of America’s 45th President highlights why logic-checking (a catch-all term for a set of critical-thinking skills you have been reading about) is required...
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Let's look at one more strong argument, this one criticizing President Joe Biden's use of executive orders. https://t.co/b5NPGu0fP0
@nytimes #criticalthinking #ExecutiveOrders
logiccheck.net
Keeping with the theme of showcasing examples of high-quality arguments, I’d like to pick one today that illustrates multiple attributes of what makes an argument strong and compelling.A major news...
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Over the next several weeks, I will be describing each of the eight high-leverage critical-thinking teaching practices in detail, starting with #1 - Teacher Background Knowledge #criticalthinking
degreeoffreedom.org
Over the next several weeks, I will be describing each of the eight high-leverage critical-thinking teaching practices in detail, starting with #1 - Teacher Background Knowledge
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