Hi everyone, I think one way to this is through teacher questioning is discussion. The Socrates questioning techniques could be one option that we can try with...
Dear Rith and other colleagues, Your example of group discussion focused on comparing situations in England and Cambodia related to Oliver Twist is worthy and...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 7, 2007 4:22 pm
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Dear All, Just a question to make us think: To what extent do you think "higher order thinking skills" as usually taught reflect "Western" logic? Do you think,...
From: <gloriap@...> Just a question to make us think: To what extent do you think "higher order thinking skills" as usually taught reflect "Western"...
Dear Gloria and other colleagues, Yes, we truly have been perhaps too much oriented towards western thought, we have neglected or have paid only little...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 8, 2007 11:02 pm
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Dear Wuri and others, Yes, I think we should teach our students "multicultural logic". After all, though English is becoming the World Language, far more than...
Dear Dr. Soedjatmiko, I think being esposed to multicultural aspects will promote better international understanding/communication. If we have to teach this,...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 9, 2007 12:49 pm
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Dear Gloria, Wuri and All, I'd like to add: for better international communication and understanding, "when in Rome, do as the Romans do." Emma ... ...
emma castillo
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Mar 9, 2007 3:25 pm
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Dear Emma, You are absolutely right since the local or traditional ways of thinking could be considered positive or a material for jokin or teasing each...
From: <gloriap@...>. ... "When elephants fight, the ants get trampled." And from a Javanese macapat poem: "The road to spiritual power is humility. One...
Dear Everyone, Isn't it nice that this is being thought about. Gems from the East and West can set us all going as we think of how best to encourage and...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 10, 2007 1:26 am
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Dear all, I think critical thinking is not something that can be automatically acquired; it is something to be learned through exercises especially in the...
Helena Agustien
hagustien@...
Mar 10, 2007 1:32 am
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Dear Wuri, Thanks for the bit about sociopragmatics. The traditional and local literature ought not only be a means to joke about or tease, but to a larger...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 10, 2007 12:55 pm
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Dear Helena, I cannot agree more to what you've said. I might add that perhaps it would be a good thing to go beyond merely expressing one's thoughts but to go...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 10, 2007 1:04 pm
1873
Helena Agustien thinks "critical thinking is not something that can be automatically acquired; it is something to be learned" TEGUH: I think the case is...
From: "Teguh Santoso" <uget1st@...> ... WURI: I was first astonished by Teguh's statement that critical thinking could be inheritted from parents. I...
I acknowledge that every normal person has the capacity of observing, or feeling that things are okay or have gone wrong. People can talk about problems among...
Helena Agustien
hagustien@...
Mar 11, 2007 2:32 pm
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Dear Wuri and Teguh and Helena, I think critical thinking is something that develops as a result of contacts with parents, friends, ..environment.,anyone or...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 11, 2007 3:22 pm
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Dear all, Fundamentally, Critical Thinking or Informal Logic deals with the use of reason in the pursuit of truth. Truth is evolving and changing from time to...
Dear Everyone, If we adhere to the adage that writing makes a perfect man, it can be surmised that writing can develop critical thinking ability to a great ...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 11, 2007 9:48 pm
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Dear Emma and others, I think too that "Do as the Romans do," is a generally good principal to follow, especially if you'll be living in another country for a...
Dear Wuri, Yes, I think that all cultures have positive traits. I think it's useful to know about at least two quite different cultures well. The deeper you go...
Dear Wuri (and all), I like your additions to the wise Asian sayings (especially the goats and horses one). The East Javanese one is also frequently heard in...
Dear Helena and others, I agree that teaching students how to interpret and create critical texts and other text types/text forms that are commonly assigned to...
Dear Teguh and others, Personality traits can be inherited but I don't think critical thinking skills can be inherited. These skills consist of things such as...
Dear Gloria, Yes, you're right about the problem of observing the "do as the Romans do" practice when one's traveling to many "Rome's," and maybe every so...
emma castillo
emmasc86@...
Mar 12, 2007 3:23 am
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Dear All, Sorry to be so slow. Too many things to attend to - the topic for this month is: The teaching of content subjects in ESL countries. Very interesting...
I will be out of the office from 04/02/2007 to 04/17/2007. I will respond to your message when I return....
Fauziah ADIMAN
Fauziah_ADIMAN@...
Apr 10, 2007 6:04 am
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Regarding the topic, Gloria found it very interesting and very relevant as many countries in the region have started teaching Science and Maths through the...
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