Critical Thinking

  • What Can Beauty Teach Us? 3 Lessons Learned in Italy

    Gazing at beautiful things acts on my soul. –Michelangelo I’m traveling in Italy with a group of architecture students and faculty. My dad teaches the senior studio and luckily invited me to tag along for their study abroad adventure. We’ve…

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  • 5 Excellent Books for Raising Thinkers

    Did you know that one of the best ways to improve your child’s thought life is to improve your own? When you demonstrate your own love of learning, you model for them what it could look like to love learning…

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  • How to Encourage Independent Thinking

    This post describes a physical and mental exercise for parents and children, called “looking hands” to enhance independent thinking and problem solving. Put your hands behind your back. When my daughter was a toddler, she was eager to explore her…

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