Teach Your Child How to Think

"A practical handbook for parents to use in training their children (ages nine and up) in effective thinking, although adults will surely benefit from the concepts as well."-- Library Journal.

PART ONE

This Book is Not For You If

3

(2)

Introduction: Why We Need New Thinking About Thinking

5

(17)

Note About the Author

22

(9)

How to Use This Book

31

(14)

Age and Ability

45

(5)

Thinking Behaviour

50

(6)

The Nature of Thinking

56

(9)

PART TWO

Carpenters and Thinkers

65

(4)

Attitudes

69

(5)

The Six Thinking Hats

74

(6)

White-Hat Thinking and Red-Hat Thinking

80

(6)

Black-Hat Thinking and Yellow-Hat Thinking

86

(5)

Green-Hat Thinking and Blue-Hat Thinking

91

(6)

Six Thinking Hats in Sequence

97

(4)

Outcome and Conclusion

101

(6)

Forward or Parallel

107

(3)

Logic and Perception

110

(2)

CAF: Consider All Factors

112

(3)

APC: Alternatives, Possibilities, Choices

115

(3)

Values

118

(3)

OPV: Other People's Views

121

(3)

C&S: Consequence and Sequel

124

(4)

PMI: Plus, Minus and Interesting

128

(3)

Focus and Purpose

131

(4)

AGO: Aims, Goals and Objectives

135

(3)

FIP: First Important Priorities

138

(3)

First Review Section

141

(12)

PART THREE

Broad and Detail

153

(5)

Basic Thinking Operations

158

(7)

Truth, Logic and Critical Thinking

165

(9)

Under What Circumstances?

174

(3)

Hypothesis, Speculation and Provocation

177

(8)

Lateral Thinking

185

(7)

Provocation and Po

192

(8)

Movement

200

(6)

The Random Word

206

(7)

Second Review Section

213

(7)

Principles for Thinking

220

(7)

PART FOUR

Structures and Situations

227

(3)

TO/LOPOSO/GO

230

(11)

Arguments and Disagreements

241

(12)

Problems and Tasks

253

(12)

Decisions and Choices

265

(12)

Third Review Section

277

(10)

PART FIVE

Newspaper Exercises

287

(5)

The Ten-Minute Thinking Game

292

(3)

The Drawing Method

295

(5)

Final Word

300

(2)

Appendix: Thinking Clubs

302

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Teach Your Child How to Think

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