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Meet the Authors of Now You’re Thinking! at ASTD #astd2012
Next week the authors of Now You’re Thinking! (an Amazon.com Bestseller) will be at the American Society for Training & Development’s International conference in Denver. Judy Chartrand, Heather Ishikawa and John Maketa will be in Pearson TalentLens‘ booth (#1134) signing books and taking pictures with attendees. Be sure to stop by and get a FREE [...]
Register Now: Critical Thinking Boot Camp- New York City- June 5th-6th
The New York Institute of Finance (in conjunction with Executive Development Associates and Pearson TalentLens) is hosting a Critical Thinking Boot Camp in New York City on June 5th and 6th. This Critical Thinking Boot Camp is open to the general public and costs $1,595 per person. Seats are limited, and to register click here. Here is an overview of [...]
Critical Thinking in the Classroom: Turn Liberty Middle School’s Fail into a WIN
This week, an 8th grade civics teacher at Liberty Middle School in Fairfax County, VA has come under fire for assigning his students a political research project. What could possibly be wrong with a civics teacher assigning a research project, you ask? Well, students were divided into 4 groups and were each assigned a GOP [...]
Homeless HotSpots: Innovative or Disgraceful?
If you’re a techie, social media guru, or music/film geek, you are probably in Austin, TX this week for SXSW (pronounced South by Southwest). SXSW has become known as the launch pad for some of the most popular social media platforms used today including Twitter and Foursquare. However, the buzz coming out of SXSW today [...]
Critical Thinking Boot Camp- New York City- June 5th-6th
The New York Institute of Finance (in conjunction with Executive Development Associates and Pearson TalentLens) is hosting a Critical Thinking Boot Camp in New York City on June 5th and 6th. This Critical Thinking Boot Camp is open to the general public and costs $1,595 per person. Seats are limited, and to register click here. [...]
New Study Finds Link Between Critical Thinking and Unemployment
In January of 2011 we told you about the new book “Academically Adrift” which followed 2,322 students during their 4 years in college and found that these students are not improving their critical thinking skills. In fact, in the first 2 years, 45% of students showed no improvement in critical thinking skills, and after 4 [...]
Critical Thinking Interview Questions
Krishnan Anantharaman from the Wall Street Journal wrote an interesting article about the new trend of asking questions designed to elicit critical thinking abilities in candidates. Initially, I was pleased to hear that recruiters are trying to measure critical thinking ability given the fact that only 28% of college graduates are rated as having excellent critical thinking [...]
Top Jobs for Critical Thinking
Not every job requires you to be a great critical thinker, but most do! Of course doctors and judges need above-average critical thinking and problem solving skills, but did you know critical thinking is just as important for archeologists and school counselors? Athletic trainers, sales managers, and real estate appraisers also need to know how [...]
Pajama Pants Prohibition and the Decline of Critical Thinking in Caddo Parish, Louisiana
Do you ever read a news story and just shake your head in total bewilderment? Prepare to start shaking your head now. My friend Jessica Miller-Merrell of Blogging4Jobs brought the following news story to my attention: Louisiana Official Moves to Ban Wearing Pajamas in Public Here are a few excerpts from the news story: “Michael [...]
What Happens When No One is Watching? Answer: Nothing Good
It’s Christmas eve, and if you celebrate Christmas, then I really hope you have all of your shopping done. I waited until last night to do my shopping and it was BRUTAL. On 3 separate occasions I heard mothers screaming at their children saying “Santa is watching and he’s not going to bring you any [...]