Our panel discussion on 9th November 2022 explored how to channel - not curtail - children’s natural critical acumen about the world. Our special guests for the discussion were Sarah Kupke, Julie Bogart, and Andrew Rothman. Your host is Michael Dunn, founder of theoryofknowledge.net.

0:00 Introductions
4:09 What is critical thinking - and why is it so important to be talking about it?
10:55 Whose responsibility is it to hone critical thinking - schools, parents, both?
22:30 How do we measure success in critical thinking?
32:00 To what extent is critical thinking the “encouragement of positive disagreement”?
34:50 Are children ‘turned off’ being critical thinkers by the fear of being wrong?
41:23 What would our key tips be to encourage critical thinking amongst students?
53:13 Questions from the audience

About the panel

Sarah Kupke - Head of Professional Learning ECIS

Until recently, Sarah Kupke was the Head of the Sindelfingen Campus at the International School of Stuttgart. Before moving to Germany in 1990, she taught in primary, secondary and special education as well as teaching undergraduate education at the Froebel College in London, UK. Sarah has worked with Debra Rader, to lead Intercultural Understanding institutes since 2019.

Julie Bogart - Author, education provider, speaker

Julie Bogart is the creator of the award-winning, innovative Brave Writer program, which teaches writing and language arts to thousands of families each year. She has also taught as an adjunct professor of theology at Xavier University and is the author of ‘The Brave Learner’ and ‘Raising Critical Thinkers’.

Andrew Rothman - Head of Secondary, Newton College, Lima

Prior to his current role, Andrew worked in both state and independent schools in the US and abroad and has served as a consultant on issues related to instructional leadership for projects sponsored by the World Bank and Peruvian Ministry of Education. Andrew graduated with Honors in History from Wesleyan University and has a Master’s degree in Education from Harvard University, where he was awarded the Donald Oliver Fellowship.

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