Teaching Critical Thinking Practical Wisdom
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In Teaching Critical Thinking , renowned cultural critic and progressive educator bell hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In a series of short, accessible, and enlightening essays, hooks explores the confounding and sometimes controversial topics that teachers and students have urged her to address since the publication of the previous best-selling volumes in her Teaching series, Teaching to Transgress and Teaching Community. The issues are varied and broad, from whether meaningful teaching can take place in a large classroom setting to confronting issues of self-esteem. One professor, for example, asked how black female professors can maintain positive authority in a classroom without being seen through the lens of negative racist, sexist stereotypes. One teacher asked how to handle tears in the classroom, while another wanted to know how to use humor as a tool for learning. Addressing questions of race, gender, and class in this work, hooks discusses the complex balance that allows us to teach, value, and learn from works written by racist and sexist authors. Highlighting the importance of reading, she insists on the primacy of free speech, a democratic education of literacy. Throughout these essays, she celebrates the transformative power of critical thinking. This is provocative, powerful, and joyful intellectual work. It is a must read for anyone who is at all interested in education today. Review: Good - Bell hooks is a fantastic author and thinker. The book was delivered on time and was in a good state. HAppy customer Review: Five Stars - Always amazing. The formidable bell hooks. Must read for anyone who wants to reflect on critical pedagogy.
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| Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 290 Reviews |
M**.
Good
Bell hooks is a fantastic author and thinker. The book was delivered on time and was in a good state. HAppy customer
S**E
Five Stars
Always amazing. The formidable bell hooks. Must read for anyone who wants to reflect on critical pedagogy.
R**M
Five Stars
A radical way of looking at education today - a well written book.
M**O
Five Stars
Thank you very much.
M**S
the book deals with how to engage students in critical thinking and promote a pedagogy of freedom.
The book "Teaching Critical Thinking: Practical Wisdom" by bell hooks is a collection of essays that provide insights on how to engage students in critical thinking and promote a pedagogy of freedom. Hooks draws from her experiences as a teacher and highlights the importance of having teachers who are committed to promoting social justice and combating racial inequality. She believes in the transformative power of education to help individuals overcome the limitations imposed by discrimination and segregation. The book sheds light on the challenges faced by black students in predominantly white academic settings and the pervasiveness of racism and sexism in supposedly progressive environments. Hooks emphasizes the need for greater diversity and inclusion in education and the importance of documenting and preserving the experiences of marginalized groups to promote understanding and social change. The book also highlights the role of teachers as mentors and guides who can inspire and shape the lives of their students. Progressive teaching methods that emphasize student-centered learning and empowerment are emphasized, and the book highlights the rewarding and fulfilling nature of the teaching profession, even for those who did not plan on pursuing it.
F**M
Education, Critical Thinking, and Freedom
bell is a profound and provocative thinker. She causes us to think about what education can accomplish. Her cornerstone is that of critical thinking, a concept that is not taught often enough or from a child's early years. She clearly demonstrates the value of critical thinking in every person's life, not just those who are intellectual or academic. Peace, freedom, and democracy rest on the idea of critical thinking. To excel and feel alive and free we must all learn to think critically. Clearly the masses do not know how to think critically, for they were never taught how and they don't recognize the value in it. bell hooks is passionate about her teaching and it this comes through so very loud and clear in the way she writes. Every educator should read this book. Every student should read this book. It addresses democracy, social change, feminism, critical thinking, racism, and freedom. Her book is a true pleasure to read.
J**D
Well written
Not disappointed...well worth buying
B**N
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Good for the class it was intended for
E**S
for a course, and a welcome requiem
My mother was a teacher educator, and was of the cohort that bell hooks contributed to with leadership for change in racist and patriarchal systems. This is a welcome opus, framing basic tenets with advanced reasoning, making apprehending a discipline of teaching as a tool for liberation. Worth the read.
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