Comments on: THE BIG BRAIN TRAIN: Teaching Thinking in Australian Schools http://www.schoolofthinking.org Escape - Search - Think Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:29:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: alexander ato ocran http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-58345 alexander ato ocran Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:07:57 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-58345 I find this exciting and promising, I also look at those students graduating from the current curriculum in high schools and colleges and do not find that their skills in thinking have vastly improved. If the SOT had more input into the Curriculum and teaching methods used in teaching thinking then I believe there would be a vast improvement. The “6 Training Principles” are valid and direct, whereas teaching by rout memory is not and thus does not actually teach thinking even it may teach the principles. Principles learned by rout memorizing are soon forgotten but actions are not. For an experiment ask the checker at the store next time to count out the money given back to you or ask why if 25cents equals 1/4 then why does 15 minutes also equal 1/4. The answer is quite simple but it requires thinking. I find this exciting and promising, I also look at those students graduating from the current curriculum in high schools and colleges and do not find that their skills in thinking have vastly improved. If the SOT had more input into the Curriculum and teaching methods used in teaching thinking then I believe there would be a vast improvement. The “6 Training Principles” are valid and direct, whereas teaching by rout memory is not and thus does not actually teach thinking even it may teach the principles. Principles learned by rout memorizing are soon forgotten but actions are not. For an experiment ask the checker at the store next time to count out the money given back to you or ask why if 25cents equals 1/4 then why does 15 minutes also equal 1/4. The answer is quite simple but it requires thinking.

]]> By: frankie http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-49935 frankie Mon, 26 May 2008 16:59:39 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-49935 man this would be so great to teach in schools all of the United States, maybe than it would give the children coming up to be our leaders something to think about besides gang wars or what they could do to hurt some on or what ever they think about now days. It might give them a purpose in life and a direction to get out of the situations they are facing now. It would really open up the world to them. man this would be so great to teach in schools all of the United States, maybe than it would give the children coming up to be our leaders something to think about besides gang wars or what they could do to hurt some on or what ever they think about now days. It might give them a purpose in life and a direction to get out of the situations they are facing now. It would really open up the world to them.

]]> By: santonu kr das http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-38436 santonu kr das Thu, 24 Jan 2008 07:30:21 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-38436 Hi I m an engg. student.I m studying in Tezpur University which is in Tezpur(Assam),India. My sir has advised me to visit this web as he visit this site frequiently.This first time I m visiting this site. THANKS Hi
I m an engg. student.I m studying in Tezpur University which is in Tezpur(Assam),India. My sir has advised me to visit this web as he visit this site frequiently.This first time I m visiting this site.
THANKS

]]> By: Gary Mayne http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-33527 Gary Mayne Thu, 15 Nov 2007 15:57:51 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-33527 Hi I work in China teaching business, one of the important things I teach students is the importance of thinking. Obtaining material is hard here I hope this site can help. Thanks Hi
I work in China teaching business, one of the important things I teach students is the importance of thinking. Obtaining material is hard here I hope this site can help.
Thanks

]]> By: Stylebro http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-22854 Stylebro Wed, 11 Jul 2007 03:26:19 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-22854 I commend this great initative and find it very inspiring. As I hear more about SOT, I can see it opening up whole new paradyms for anyone who used the skills and for us all, step by step, and often stepping sideways What a fascinating world we live in I commend this great initative and find it very inspiring. As I hear more about SOT, I can see it opening up whole new paradyms for anyone who used the skills and for us all, step by step, and often stepping sideways

What a fascinating world we live in

]]> By: David http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-11362 David Wed, 18 Apr 2007 17:47:30 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-11362 While I find this exciting and promising, I also look at those students graduating from the current curriculum in high schools and colleges and do not find that their skills in thinking have vastly improved. If the SOT had more input into the Curriculum and teaching methods used in teaching thinking then I believe there would be a vast improvement. The "6 Training Principles" are valid and direct, whereas teaching by rout memory is not and thus does not actually teach thinking even it may teach the principles. Principles learned by rout memorizing are soon forgotten but actions are not. For an experiment ask the checker at the store next time to count out the money given back to you or ask why if 25cents equals 1/4 then why does 15 minutes also equal 1/4. The answer is quite simple but it requires thinking. While I find this exciting and promising, I also look at those students graduating from the current curriculum in high schools and colleges and do not find that their skills in thinking have vastly improved. If the SOT had more input into the Curriculum and teaching methods used in teaching thinking then I believe there would be a vast improvement. The “6 Training Principles” are valid and direct, whereas teaching by rout memory is not and thus does not actually teach thinking even it may teach the principles. Principles learned by rout memorizing are soon forgotten but actions are not. For an experiment ask the checker at the store next time to count out the money given back to you or ask why if 25cents equals 1/4 then why does 15 minutes also equal 1/4. The answer is quite simple but it requires thinking.

]]> By: gopi ghosh http://www.schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-1053 gopi ghosh Sat, 02 Dec 2006 18:19:01 +0000 http://eightblack.com/schoolofthinking.org/about/sot-in-schools/#comment-1053 thinking rightly positively and methodically alternating with randomly can make great difference in one's understanding of issues. if only all of us can think we could have achieved many feats for ourselves and for the world thinking rightly positively and methodically alternating with randomly can make great difference in one’s understanding of issues. if only all of us can think we could have achieved many feats for ourselves and for the world

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