

“Writing that doesn’t raise red flags but demonstrates CACAO—currency, accuracy, coverage, authority, objectivity—means you’re using your critical thinking skills at a high level in your reading and research.”
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

“habit you can cultivate with your kids, then, is to read laterally. Anytime they reference a book or a website, ask them: What else do you know about the organization? Who are their experts? What standing does that writer have in their field?”
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

“Critical thinking starts with caring.”
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

“Teach your kids to ask these two questions: How’s the data measured? What are its benchmarks?”
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

“Conversations are not one-dimensional; they always confront us with different ways of seeing and knowing.” To raise a critical thinker means giving our kids opportunities to discover what they know intimately and their barriers to understanding. Both.”
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age
― Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent's Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age

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