Thinking Like a Lawyer: A Framework for Teaching Critical Thinking to All Students

by Colin Seale

Overview

Critical thinking is the essential tool for ensuring that students fulfill their promise. This bestselling book introduces a powerful but practical framework to close the critical thinking gap, gives teachers the tools and knowledge to teach critical thinking to all students, and empowers students to tackle 21st-century problems.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032742274
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	01/31/2025
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	182
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Colin Seale is an educator, attorney, and critical thinking expert. He founded thinkLaw, an award-winning organization, to help educators leverage inquiry-based instructional strategies that can close the critical thinking gap and ensure they teach and reach all students. Follow Colin on X (formerly Twitter) at @ColinESeale.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments vii

Introduction 1

Part I Closing the Critical Thinking Gap

Chapter 1 The Autobiography of a Recovering Underachiever 7

Chapter 2 Denning Critical Thinking 15

Chapter 3 The Critical Thinking Gap 23

Part II Thinking Like a Lawyer

Chapter 4 A Critical Thinking Revolution 31

Chapter 5 Introduction to thinkLaw 43

Chapter 6 Analysis From Multiple Perspectives 47

Chapter 7 The Power of Analysis From Multiple Perspectives 55

Chapter 8 Mistake Analysis 65

Chapter 9 Investigation and Discovery 75

Chapter 10 Settlement and Negotiation 85

Chapter 11 Competition 93

Part III Practical Considerations for a Critical Thinking Revolution

Chapter 12 Making thinkLaw Work 107

Chapter 13 Avoiding Engagement for Engagement's Sake 117

Chapter 14 Critical Thinking: Classroom Management's Secret Weapon 121

Chapter 15 Beyond Test Prep: Hacking the "Big Test" 127

Chapter 16 Leveraging Families to Unleash Critical Thinking Potential 137

Conclusion: Future-Proofing Students With Critical Thinking 149

References 151

About the Author 155

Editorial Reviews

What comes through on every page, unmistakably, is Colin Seale's passion that we “simply have to stop leaving genius on the table.” If more students have to look at a question from all sides, work rigorously to discover what is known, learn to analyze mistakes, including the ones they make, and to think how their solutions work in the real world, we certainly would have students equipped for whatever innovations in technology and the nature of work are thrown at them.,Robert C. Trube,Bob on Books, 7/29/20

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