i read the ST diligently as far as possible. i'm often reading for what's NOT said rather than what's said. but that's very difficult coz you must have a very broad base to draw from in order to spot what's missing.
but with the internet now, BS can be sniffed out quickly. but it cuts both ways. due diligence is the only solution. send them all to coUrt for reeducation.
http://www.learnerstogether.net/storage/ICT-in-Constructivist-Teaching-of-Thinking-Skills.pdf
"The issue of critical thinking emerged during the 1970s as an antidote to reproductive, lower order learning (Paul, 1992). Reproductive learning, resulting from memorizing and regurgitating what the teacher or textbook says, leaves the students with fragments of information that are not well connected or integrated. Paul equates meaningful thinking with critical, logical thinking -- “disciplined, self-directed thinking” (ibid. : 9). Paul’s conception of critical thinking, is very similar to the traditional model of Ennis6 (1987). There arenumerous other conceptions of critical thinking"
