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Ethics, Engineering, And The Examined Life: Educational Goals For Technical Schools, Michael Pritchard
Ethics, Engineering, And The Examined Life: Educational Goals For Technical Schools, Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
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The Land Of Curiosity, Michael Pritchard
The Land Of Curiosity, Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
Introduction: THE LAND OF CURIOSITY has evolved over the past several years as a result of discussions I have had with groups of 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. It all began many years ago in my daughter's 4th grade class. I wanted the group with whom I met once a week to think about rules. So I wrote a little episode about The Basic Rule. The responses to this episode were used as a basis for another episode, this one dealing with The Golden Rule. Responses to that episode led to yet another one on rules.
Critical Thinking: Problem Solving Or Problem Creating?, Michael Pritchard
Critical Thinking: Problem Solving Or Problem Creating?, Michael Pritchard
Michael Pritchard
Introduction: For some time now I have been puzzling over what we really have in mind when we say that the schools should be doing a better job of helping students develop their critical thinking abilities. Although most educators agree that something should be done, there is no consensus on how to go about it. I suspect that this is partly because there is no consensus on what critical thinking is. I offer no definition. But I do have some reflections that, I hope, will contribute to our understanding of critical thinking.
Why Study Ethics?, Michael Pritchard