CRITICAL AND CREATIVE THINKING ROOM

1) Read carefully "Writing argumentative essays" by clicking on: http://www.logicstudent.com/intro/tutorial/preface.htm . Make sure you carry out the suggested tasks for a better comprehension of the way you are expected to write an argumentative text. 2) From the list of questions posted in the fourth task, choose one debatable question you want to write about in your final paper. 3) Make and post in your blog an outline of your argumentative paper which includes the thesis, the main supporting and opposing arguments, and the conclusion DUE: 2018

Watch the talk offered by Michael Sandel ( https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=GvDpYHyBlgc&t=735s )  and answer in your blog the following questions: How does Michael Sandel support the thesis that "over the past three decades we have drifted from having a market economy to becoming a market society?" What sorts of arguments are offered for and against the assumed proposal of paying young children two dollars for every book they read? Now, what is your standpoint about cash incentives at school or at home to encourage students to read more books? When Michael Sandel contends that "this tendency of markets and cash incentives of crowding out nonmarket goods, higher goods, can be seen in may spheres of social life, what sort of "higher goods" do you think he is refering to? What kind of nonmaterial goods do you think have been crowded out by market transactions in Colombia? What should be the role of money and markets in our Colombian society? DU...

DIRECTIONS: Ask one critical question about each of the following issues : Language policies in Colombia Approaches and methods to language teaching Common European Framework English teaching in public and private schools Role of ICTs in language teaching REMARK: Jot down your questions as a comment to this post and make sure your questions are different from the ones previously posted by your classmates. DUE: , 2018

DIRECTIONS: Read the following proverbs about questioning and state as a comment in this blog how important asking questions is when learning how to teach and teaching how to learn: He that nothing questions, nothing learns. If you are ashamed to ask questions, you will only lose your way. Questioning is the door of knowledge. He who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; he does not ask a question remains a fool forever. It is not disgraceful to ask; it is disgraceful not to ask DUE: , 2018

DIRECTIONS: Watch the lecture of Stephen Brookfield on Creative and Creative Thinking and make a summary of it in your own blog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8umk4w8kB8 DUE: August 13th, 2018

DIRECTIONS: After having read " What is critical thinking ?" written by Stella Cottrell (2005), and based on the initial tasks conducted in class, write in this blog your initial notions of Critical and Creative Thinking. DUE: August 13th, 2018