The thinkLaw 2020 Top 5: Moments

The thinkLaw 2020 Top 5: Moments

by | Jan 1, 2021 | Colin Seale, Covid-19, Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking Gap, Critical Thinking Instruction, Equity, Forbes, Math, Parenting, Podcast, Principal Resources, Social Justice, State of Critical Thinking, Student Engagement, Teaching Critical Thinking, thinkLaw

2020 has been a year unlike any other! Here at thinkLaw, we’ve been reflecting on the events, accomplishments, and lessons this year has brought. As we move into 2021, we are more focused than ever on working to bring you powerful but practical tools for closing...
The thinkLaw 2020 Top 5: Blog Posts

The thinkLaw 2020 Top 5: Blog Posts

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Colin Seale, Covid-19, Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking Gap, Critical Thinking Instruction, Equity, Forbes, Math, Parenting, Podcast, Principal Resources, Social Justice, State of Critical Thinking, Student Engagement, Teaching Critical Thinking, thinkLaw

At thinkLaw, we strive to bring the world of critical thinking to you and your students in a way that is practical but powerful. One great resource that you can always access is our blog, where our Founder and CEO Colin Seale shares his thoughts. Check out our Top 5...
The thinkLaw 2020 Top 5: Articles

The thinkLaw 2020 Top 5: Articles

by | Dec 21, 2020 | Colin Seale, Covid-19, Critical Thinking, Critical Thinking Gap, Critical Thinking Instruction, Equity, Forbes, Math, Parenting, Podcast, Principal Resources, Social Justice, State of Critical Thinking, Student Engagement, Teaching Critical Thinking, thinkLaw

2020 has been a year unlike any other–a global pandemic, critical presidential election, nation-wide protests of the horrific police killings of black men and women. And, always, at the intersection of these events, is education and our students. thinkLaw...
The Inherently Political Problem of Policing Political Speech in the Classroom

The Inherently Political Problem of Policing Political Speech in the Classroom

by | Oct 30, 2020 | back to school, Classroom, Classroom Instruction, Colin Seale, Critical Thinking, Education, Equity, Social Justice, Teach for America

School systems concerned with preventing or addressing political speech have at least two challenging questions to consider: (1) what is “speech” in the context of a classroom teacher’s First Amendment rights and (2) what makes speech “political” enough to justify a disciplinary response?