Books that Inspire Children to Become a Problem Solver, a Critical Thinker, and Change the World

When I was teaching college students I was often surprised at how little they knew about the process of thinking. There was a lack of self-awareness when it came to one's thoughts, how the brain works, how to learn, and how to study. I was lucky to be at a college where the psychology major was designed around teaching critical thinking. The focus wasn't on facts and figures, but on how to make reasoned decisions -- to think critically. We didn't teach students what to think, we taught them how to think. The ability to think about thoughts is called...