ABSTRACT

Thereisatpresentanunprecedentedinterestincriticalthinking (henceforthCT).Nationalcommissionsonthestateofeducationdecry thelackofemphasisonthedevelopmentofreasoningabilityinschools andcallfortheinclusionofreasoninginthecurriculumasthefourth"R"; educatorsofallstripesbelittlerotememorizationinfavorofeducational programswhichteachstudentshowtothink;entireuniversitysystems requiretheirstudentstotakecoursesinCTbeforegraduation.Itisa goodtimetobeintheCTbusiness.