Common Core and The Importance of Developing Critical Thinking Skills

With so much debate and disagreement and ideology involved in the formation of the elementary school curriculum, it is becoming more and more important for children to have access to support in developing effective reading and vocabulary skills from as early as possible, as a greater grasp on the direct meanings of words fosters a more practical, common sense reasoning ability when faced with more abstract concepts and values, and results in a more self-reliant learner who is able to excel within the school curriculum, yet retain their own critical thinking skills.


Critical Thinking: A Necessary Skill in the Age of Spin
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