{"ops":[{"insert":"Many of you are new to critical thinking. There are many resources available in our libraries and in the Academy for you to develop your understanding of critical thinking. But where should you begin? You can enter critical thinking at almost any point. For an overview of our framework for critical thinking, I recommend that you view this video first:\n \n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/watchEmbeddedVideo.php?id=21&db=tasting_room"},"insert":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/watchEmbeddedVideo.php?id=21&db=tasting_room"},{"insert":"\n \nThen to deepen your understanding of critical thinking fundamentals, I suggest that you read the excerpts in these publications:\n \n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Miniature Guide To Critical Thinking Concepts And Tools:"},{"insert":" \n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/viewDocument.php?doc=../content/library_for_everyone/127/C_TforCO.pdf&page=1"},"insert":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/viewDocument.php?doc=../content/library_for_everyone/127/C_TforCO.pdf&page=1"},{"insert":"\n \n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Thinkers Guide To Analytic Thinking"},{"insert":"\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/viewDocument.php?doc=../content/library_for_everyone/44/Thinker__sGuidetoAnalyticThinking.pdf&page=1"},"insert":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/viewDocument.php?doc=../content/library_for_everyone/44/Thinker__sGuidetoAnalyticThinking.pdf&page=1"},{"insert":"\n \n"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Thinkers Guide To The Human Mind"},{"insert":" \n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/viewDocument.php?doc=../content/library_for_everyone/47/HumanMindCOcopy.pdf&page=1"},"insert":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/viewDocument.php?doc=../content/library_for_everyone/47/HumanMindCOcopy.pdf&page=1"},{"insert":"\n \nThen you should begin to work through the activities in the academy – see the main blue menu, that you can reach from any page in the community when you click on the thinker in the top left corner.\n \nOnce you have watched the video and read the publications above, you will recognize the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Wheel of Reason"},{"insert":" in the Academy as the elements of reasoning, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Criteria Corner"},{"insert":" in the Academy as intellectual standards, "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Virtuous Virtues"},{"insert":" as intellectual virtues. "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"The Triangle of Thinking, Feelings, And Desires "},{"insert":"and"},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":" The Wall of Barriers"},{"insert":" in the Academy focuses on material found in the "},{"attributes":{"italic":true},"insert":"Thinker’s Guide to the Human Mind"},{"insert":". If you want to develop as a critical thinker, it is essential for you to work through activities that force you to see your thinking in a new light, to find problems in your thinking, and to find paths for correcting those problems.\n \nOnce you have watched this video, and completed these readings, as well as the activities in these sections of the academy, you are in a good position then to go anywhere in the library and the Academy to further develop your thinking. You will want to watch all of the Richard Paul videos that you find in our audiovisual library, since Richard is the originator of our work and our school of thought.\n \nI also strongly recommend that you attend our bi-weekly webinars – you will find the schedule here:\n"},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/webinarsAndAnnouncements.php"},"insert":"https://community.criticalthinking.org/webinarsAndAnnouncements.php"},{"insert":"\n \nI hope that you will also attend our workshops and summer conference to learn from our scholars and fellows in a more intense setting – see "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"http://www.criticalthinking.org"},"insert":"www.criticalthinking.org"},{"insert":" for information on these events, or email "},{"attributes":{"color":"#0563c1","link":"mailto:cct@criticalthinking.org"},"insert":"cct@criticalthinking.org"},{"insert":". Registration fees are required for these workshops and our conference.\n \nLearning critical thinking is like learning any complex skills set. You need integrated, sound theory that you then apply regularly in your life. Our community is designed to help you learn this skill set – you will need to do the work to incorporated the ideas into your thinking.\n\nI hope to see you soon in one of our webinars. All are welcomed.\n"}]}