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Peter Pappas

A Taxonomy of Reflection: Critical Thinking For Students, Teachers, and Principals - 5 views

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    In an effort to help schools become more reflective learning environments, I've developed this "Taxonomy of Reflection." - modeled on Bloom's approach. It's posted in four installments: 1. A Taxonomy of Reflection 2. The Reflective Student 3. The Reflective Teacher 4. The Reflective Principal I also have developed a Prezi version of the Taxonomy
David McGavock

Critical and Creative Thinking - Bloom's Taxonomy - 0 views

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    "Critical and Creative Thinking - Bloom's Taxonomy What are critical thinking and creative thinking? What's Bloom's taxonomy and how is it helpful in project planning? How are the domains of learning reflected in technology-rich projects?"
David McGavock

Neil Postman - Bullshit and the Art of Crap-Detection « Critical Thinking Sni... - 2 views

  • Pomposity: Pomposity is not an especially venal form of bullshit, although it is by no means harmless. There are plenty of people who are daily victimized by pomposity in that they are made to feel less worthy than they have a right to feel by people who use fancy titles, words, phrases, and sentences to obscure their own insufficiencies.
  • by Neil Postman
  • Fanaticism:
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  • Inanity:
  • with the development of the mass media, inanity has suddenly emerged as a major form of language in public matters. The invention of new and various kinds of communication has given a voice and an audience to many people whose opinions would otherwise not be solicited, and who, in fact, have little else but verbal excrement to contribute to public issues.
  • Superstition: Superstition is ignorance presented in the cloak of authority.
  • “At any given time, the chief source of bullshit with which you have to contend is yourself.”
  • “Almost nothing is about what you think it is about–including you.”
  • “crap-detecting,” originated with Ernest Hemingway who when asked if there were one quality needed, above all others, to be a good writer, replied, “Yes, a built-in, shock-proof, crap detector.”
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    "Neil Postman's classic essay Bullshit and the Art of Crap-Detection. Contains a handy taxonomy of forms of bullshit, and some useful "laws" such as: Almost nothing is about what you think it is about-including you.""
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