Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom

Nonfiction | Collection of Letters | Adult | Published in 2007

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Summary

Background

Chapter Summaries & Analyses

Introduction-Teaching 6

Teachings 7-12

Teachings 13-19

Teachings 20-26

Teachings 27-32

Key Figures

Themes

Index of Terms

Important Quotes

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Discussion Questions

Essay Topics

How is critical thinking defined in the context of bell hooks’s work? How does this understanding compare to other definitions and writing about the topic?

How does intersectionality play a role in hooks’s critical pedagogy? How does politics play a role in curriculum and instruction?

What decolonizing practices can teachers utilize? What impact do they have on the classroom?