Critical Thinking in the Classroom: How CFI’s Generation Skeptics Can Help by Bertha Vazquez

Bertha Vazquez highlights CFI’s Generation Skeptics program, which supports teachers by providing resources that address the influence of personal beliefs on critical thinking, aiming to better equip students to evaluate misinformation and pseudoscience. Read this article and find accompanying references at: https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/10/critical-thinking-in-the-classroom-how-cfis-generation-skeptics-can-help/ About the Author: Bertha Vazquez has been teaching middle school science in Miami-Dade County Public Schools for 24 years. She has BA in Biology from the University of Miami and a Master’s in Science Education from Florida International University. A seasoned traveler who has visited all seven continents, she enjoys introducing the world of nature and science to young, eager minds. An educator with National Board Certification, she is the recipient of several national and local honors, including the 2014 Samsung’s $150,000 Solve For Tomorrow Contest and The Charles C. Bartlett National Excellence in Environmental Award in 2009. She was Miami-Dade Science Teacher of the Year in 1997 and 2008 and was one of Florida’s 2015 finalists for the most prestigious science award in the country, The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Subscribe to Skeptical Inquirer: https://skepticalinquirer.org/subscribe/ Skeptical Inquirer Audio Edition is a production of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry and the Center for Inquiry.