CRITICAL THINKING IN EDUCATION - CZAJA-CHUDYBA IWONA

The modern world requires us to have critical thinking skills. The flood of media information makes us have to be careful and selective in choosing the news that reaches us. Iwona Czaja-Chudyba's book is an excellent tool for developing this competence in children and adolescents. This publication offers practical tips and exercises to help students acquire the knowledge and skills necessary to act wisely and make informed choices.

• Develops the ability to think critically
• Teaches mindfulness and asking questions
• Shapes intellectual courage
• Helps in searching, researching and verifying information
• Teaches how to evaluate and solve problems
• Supports decision-making and creation
• Intended for primary school students

The book "Critical Thinking in Education" is a practical guide for teachers and parents who want to support the development of critical thinking in children. The author presents specific exercises and projects that can be used in early childhood education and in grades 4-8. This publication is characterized by clarity of reasoning and practical character, which makes it extremely useful in everyday teaching work.

The author assumes that transferring philosophical considerations on critical thinking to basic, everyday competences is not only possible, but also necessary. The book contains methodological proposals, including exercises and projects, intended for education in the primary school. For early childhood education (grades 1-3), exercises are presented aimed at instilling in children the habit of mindfulness, asking questions and intellectual courage - skills necessary in the development of critical thinking.

This publication is part of a series of publications that also includes other valuable publications on the subject of education and child development. Among them, it is worth mentioning the books by E. Płóciennik, J. Sternberg and A. Pobojewska, which also address the topics of wisdom, intelligence and independence in education. The book is characterized by clarity of reasoning and practical character, which makes it extremely useful in everyday teaching work.

The Publishing House of the University of Lodz, which published this publication, is known for its high-quality scientific and educational publications. The book "Critical Thinking in Education" is another item in the publishing house's offer, which will certainly interest teachers, educators and parents looking for inspiration and practical tools for working with children and adolescents.