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To speak against critical thinking in today’s academy is comparable to denying the divinity of Jesus in the medieval church — it’s heterodox.
To speak against critical thinking in today’s academy is comparable to denying the divinity of Jesus in the medieval church — it’s heterodox.
 
In higher education, the value of a liberal arts education has been frequently debated. Defenders on the left argue that it exposes students to coursework and teaches critical thinking skills they would otherwise miss.
In higher education, the value of a liberal arts education has been frequently debated. Defenders on the left argue that it exposes students to coursework and teaches critical thinking skills they would otherwise miss.
 
Universities have been assessing students by grading their work since the Middle Ages
Universities have been assessing students by grading their work since the Middle Ages
 
More than six years have passed since Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa rocked the academic world with their landmark book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses
More than six years have passed since Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa rocked the academic world with their landmark book, Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses
 
Governor Pat McCrory said learning about art is critical to developing the critical thinking skills that will help students compete in the marketplace as well as enhancing their next visit to a museum or gallery.
Governor Pat McCrory said learning about art is critical to developing the critical thinking skills that will help students compete in the marketplace as well as enhancing their next visit to a museum or gallery.
 
With so many more Americans going to college than in the past, you would think that anti-intellectualism would be a distant, rapidly fading memory.
With so many more Americans going to college than in the past, you would think that anti-intellectualism would be a distant, rapidly fading memory.
 
General education is not given the respect and attention it deserves in the great majority of US colleges and universities, North Carolina State University included. Largely because of campus politics, political correctness, and pandering to students, at most colleges it has become an academic...
General education is not given the respect and attention it deserves in the great majority of US colleges and universities, North Carolina State University included. Largely because of campus politics, political correctness, and pandering to students, at most colleges it has become an academic...
 
In the 1980s, facing complaints from business leaders that college graduates couldn’t think, K-16 education responded with the “critical thinking movement.” After 35 years, how successful has that movement been?
In the 1980s, facing complaints from business leaders that college graduates couldn’t think, K-16 education responded with the “critical thinking movement.” After 35 years, how successful has that movement been?
 
"Today an employer at a minimum wants [graduates with] job-related skills or training, plus critical thinking and communication abilities," wrote Champion Mitchell, a member of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors, in a recent Pope Center featured. Mitchell, a former...
"Today an employer at a minimum wants [graduates with] job-related skills or training, plus critical thinking and communication abilities," wrote Champion Mitchell, a member of the University of North Carolina system's Board of Governors, in a recent Pope Center featured. Mitchell, a former...
 
During my inaugural address, I mentioned that there are two primary functions of education. As my dad used to say, the first is to exercise your brain and gain critical thinking to help with all aspects of life.
During my inaugural address, I mentioned that there are two primary functions of education. As my dad used to say, the first is to exercise your brain and gain critical thinking to help with all aspects of life.
 
Critical thinking is not one of the finer points of being a County Commissioner. Take the blue goose also known by the Economic Development Council as Quick Start II.
Critical thinking is not one of the finer points of being a County Commissioner. Take the blue goose also known by the Economic Development Council as Quick Start II.
 

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