Critical thinking is a 21st-century essential — here’s how to help kids learn it

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If we want children to thrive in our complicated world, we need to teach them how to think, says educator Brian Oshiro. And we can do it with 4 simple questions.

1. Go beyond “what?” — and ask “how?” and “why?”

2. Follow it up with “How do you know this?”

3. Prompt them to think about how their perspective may differ from other people’s.

4. Finally, ask them how to solve this problem.

Reference: https://ideas.ted.com/critical-thinking-is-a-21st-century-essential-heres-how-to-help-kids-learn-it/?fbclid=IwAR3BMgYg2Rti6Oy_3hDEUulxQ4T5j38RapRgkGjcNcD_toCgfo6T38sPsBM

WOOHOO! The difficult day finally comes to the end!!!

It is 11:41 pm. I just finished the class and end my day well.

This is just a self justification and a dairy if one day I need some courage to reboot. It has been a LONG day. I work ALL DAY LONG just because I was not able to calm down form the STRUGGLE of my teaching job, the fact that my mom was sent to the emergency room, and the fact that too many things are on my plate.

The brain-changing benefits of exercise | Wendy Suzuki

What’s the most transformative thing that you can do for your brain today? Exercise! says neuroscientist Wendy Suzuki. Get inspired to go to the gym as Suzuki discusses the science of how working out boosts your mood and memory — and protects your brain against neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.

  • 3-4 times a week, 30 minutes per time is a minimum time of exercise. Bring exercise in your life will change the trajectory of your life. 

6 Tips for Curating Resources for Students

Finding videos, podcasts, and more that will engage all students can be a challenge, but there are ways to make the process easier.

Curation might not be a word in your everyday vocabulary, but it’s something we do every day. We find content we like and tell other people about it—a link to a blog post that a friend or family member might enjoy, or a link to a YouTube video that a colleague might want to share with their students.

When taking on the role of a curator for your students, there are a few things you can do to handpick resources that support every student in your class.

The following list of tips for curating resources includes some of my favorite spots to find content for students.

1. THINK OF CONTENT IN CATEGORIES

2. CHOOSE CONTENT BASED ON LEARNING GOALS

3. SELECT RELEVANT AND AUTHENTIC CONTENT

4. EXTEND A LESSON AND CONNECT TO INTERESTS

5. DECIDE HOW TO ORGANIZE AND DISTRIBUTE CONTENT

6. CURATE WITH COLLEAGUES AND STUDENTS

References: https://www.edutopia.org/article/6-tips-curating-resources-students?fbclid=IwAR2nyIIDiNg_lAjnExIP7B6PfbhBnywuh9WFSQeyHsXlvEXulTZcydDZkZE