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High school class pushes students out of their comfort zones – Critical Thinking 101

They want students to build a mental habit of observation of detail, (inference) and questions that becomes a habit to them, regardless of the teacher."

"What is your greatest cause of frustration, celebration? What is your greatest hope? What is your passion?" Bethany Skidmore, 14, says, reciting the list of questions that have come from her instructors. "A lot of questions I haven’t really thought about before."

Skidmore and her classmates are enrolled in Caldwell High’s Liberal Arts Academy, a daily one-hour class that instructors describe as boot camp for advanced-placement classes, where probing your own thoughts and defending your knowledge is as important as getting a right answer.

The Liberal Arts Academy draws a handful of top sophomores. The experiment began this year with a clear goal in mind: Boost the readiness of students taking AP classes and improve Caldwell High School students’ college-readiness, as measured by the SAT or other college entrance exams.

Full Story: http://www.idahostatesman.com/2013/09/04/2743196/thinking-101.html

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