by Wabisabi Learning | Critical Thinking
For thousands of years, teachers have taught students about every academic subject imaginable from Philosophy to Art, from Geometry to Biology, from Literature to History, and so on. During that time, many teachers were convinced that the best students were those who... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
As a teacher, the most essential critical thinking tools you can have are the ones you’ve always got with you. Here at Wabisabi Learning, we both love critical thinking and creating awesome resources to make educator’s lives easier. So we’ve taken... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Making strong learning connections matters in all our teaching. It is among our highest priorities as educators, because without it we have no learning. Think about what happens when you yourself learn something successfully. Almost instantly, there is connection and... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Different methods can reach many students who appear to be failures, and that’s what engaging classroom teaching is all about. Take the teenagers in teacher Mark Thackeray’s class in London, who won’t stop misbehaving. His class is dominated by the students’... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
The act of giving and receiving empowering messages has just as much a place in our schools as anywhere else. We sometimes don’t think of this as being the place where such a thing can survive. The truth is it happens a lot more than we think. Our words matter... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Learning resources that matter make all the difference when you’re a teacher. You want exciting guides, useful charts, compelling scenarios, wonderful worksheets, and more. Well, look no further. Here at Wabisabi Learning we’re proud to introduce our... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
What exactly do we mean by self-directed learning practices? Whoever heard of learners teaching themselves?Let’s start with considering a few real-life examples. In sports, when a player plays a bad game, he or she knows what they need to work on in their own time.... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
Everybody needs a hobby, so it’s said. But even if you’re busy enough as it is (and what teacher and student isn’t), you can still benefit from exploring this list of creative hobbies for building critical thinking skills. Some of them you may... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
At one time or another we have all engaged in poor thinking habits. After all, nobody’s perfect and neither is anybody’s thinking. However, that doesn’t mean we can’t get better at it and start thinking more critically. It’s worth our... 
by Lee Watanabe-Crockett | Critical Thinking
What can teachers do to help enable learners who struggle in class regularly? Sometimes it can feel like an uphill battle for both the student and the teacher. After all, many of these kids are considered highly intelligent and verbally competent. So it hurts teachers...