{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"The Critical Thinking Lab","home_page_url":"https://thecriticalthinkinglab.org","description":"The Critical Thinking Lab","author":{"name":"The Critical Thinking Lab"},"items":[{"id":"should-you-answer-your-childs-questions","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/80ad43b5-58d0-411d-9893-5282e84c9488/Screenshot%202026-04-13%20at%2010.21.14%E2%80%AFAM.png\"/><p>Finding the Balance Between Respect and Independent Thinking</p>","url":"https://thecriticalthinkinglab.org/blog/f/should-you-answer-your-childs-questions","title":"Should You Answer Your Child's Questions?","date_modified":"2026-04-13T09:24:43Z"},{"id":"the-mess-is-the-method","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/stock/9Vo2Gry\"/><p>At some point, someone decided that good education meant making things cleaner.</p>","url":"https://thecriticalthinkinglab.org/blog/f/the-mess-is-the-method","title":"The Mess Is the Method","date_modified":"2026-04-06T14:00:00Z"},{"id":"youre-not-the-answer-key","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/80ad43b5-58d0-411d-9893-5282e84c9488/Screenshot%202026-03-17%20at%204.41.25%E2%80%AFPM.png\"/><p>There's a moment every parent and teacher knows. A teenager looks you in the eye and asks: \"What's the right answer?\"</p>","url":"https://thecriticalthinkinglab.org/blog/f/youre-not-the-answer-key","title":"You're Not the Answer Key","date_modified":"2026-03-30T09:06:45Z"},{"id":"we%E2%80%99ve-been-killing-curiosity-and-calling-it-education","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/80ad43b5-58d0-411d-9893-5282e84c9488/520135239_10239379180363582_625483326561065295.jpg\"/><p>For parents, educators, and anyone invested in raising genuine thinkers.</p>","url":"https://thecriticalthinkinglab.org/blog/f/we%E2%80%99ve-been-killing-curiosity-and-calling-it-education","title":"We’ve Been Killing Curiosity and Calling It Education","date_modified":"2026-03-24T13:31:06Z"},{"id":"beyond-drive-by-scenarios-in-critical-thinking","html_content":"<img src=\"https://img1.wsimg.com/isteam/ip/80ad43b5-58d0-411d-9893-5282e84c9488/iStock-1369011641.jpg\"/><p>I've been working with tweens and teenagers for a long time. And in that time, I've seen a lot of what gets labeled \"critical thinking education\" - activities, scenarios, exercises designed to get kids thinking harder ab...</p>","url":"https://thecriticalthinkinglab.org/blog/f/beyond-drive-by-scenarios-in-critical-thinking","title":"Beyond Drive-By Scenarios in Critical Thinking","date_modified":"2026-03-16T12:31:05Z"}]}