Raising Critical Thinkers: A Parent’s Guide to Growing Wise Kids in the Digital Age Hardcover – February 1, 2022 by Julie Bogart

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Author: Bogart Julie

Color: White

Package Dimensions: 22x229x576

Number Of Pages: 352

Release Date: 01-02-2022

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A guide for parents to help children of all ages process the onslaught of unfiltered information in the digital age.

Education is not solely about acquiring information and skills across subject areas, but also about understanding how and why we believe what we do. At a time when online media has created a virtual firehose of information and opinions, parents and teachers worry how students will interpret what they read and see. Amid the noise, it has become increasingly important to examine different perspectives with both curiosity and discernment. But how do parents teach these skills to their children?

Drawing on more than twenty years’ experience homeschooling and developing curricula, Julie Bogart offers practical tools to help children at every stage of development to grow in their ability to explore the world around them, examine how their loyalties and biases affect their beliefs, and generate fresh insight rather than simply recycling what they’ve been taught. Full of accessible stories and activities for children of all ages,
Raising Critical Thinkers helps parents to nurture passionate learners with thoughtful minds and empathetic hearts.

Review

“Julie Bogart is a brilliant educator who’s written a wonderful book that shows us how to nurture children’s ability to think critically and carefully. Each chapter offers dozens of questions, lessons, and exercises for helping learners understand their biases, evaluate the sources from which they get information, and consider other perspectives. These tools can enable students from kindergarten through high school to experience the joys of discovery and insight, and they can help young people grow into compassionate adults who want to make a positive contribution to their world. Read this book and use it. Your children and students will thank you, and you’ll learn a lot about yourself, too!”

—William Stixrud, PhD, bestselling coauthor of The Self-Driven Child

“There is no one I know whose wise counsel I would trust more than Julie Bogart when it comes to teaching our children (and ourselves!) how to think. Critical thinking has never been more important, and Julie arrived just when we needed her. This book is a must for anyone who wants to raise children to be thoughtful, kind, and independent.”

—Sharon McMahon, creator of Sharon Says So

“Raising Critical Thinkers is a must-read for parents and teachers. It speaks to the deep need for raising and educating children (both at home and in the classroom) to do much more than accept, memorize, and restate. Julie masterfully provides the tools to guide children in growing the ability to think—while also challenging readers to reflect on their own critical-thinking skills in the process. It is a gold mine of learning for all.”

—Susie Allison, creator of Busy Toddler and author of Busy Toddler’s Guide to Actual Parenting

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Raising Critical Thinkers encourages us to grow courageous children who respect evolving beliefs, value intellectual honesty, and consider context as they read and experience the world. The journey I took with this book was thought-provoking, and every chapter expanded my parenting priorities in a glorious way.”

—Amber O’Neal Johnston, author of A Place to Belong

“Critical thinking is not merely a test of fact vs. fiction. In this timely and actionable primer, Julie Bogart teaches us how imagination, self-awareness, empathy, and introspection make true critical thinking possible. These are crucial lessons for children and parents alike.”

—Ximena Vengoechea, author of Listen Like You Mean It

“We live in an era when critical thinking is more important than ever—a world inundated with bewildering information, contradictory misinformation, and a zillion hot takes. In
Raising Critical Thinkers, Julie Bogart provides a passionate, compassionate exploration of what critical thinking is and how to hone this vital skill set in our children—and ourselves. This is a brainy, practical,