Malcolm Forbes postulated, “The role of education is to replace an empty mind with an open one.” Critical thinking needs receptivity to new ideas and perspectives, and willingness to reconsider one’s ...

Open-ended play has no single “right” outcome. Early exploratory play is linked to STEM-related thinking skills. Research suggests creativity declines without continued encouragement. Simple hands-on ...

Critical thinking is a vital, yet often neglected, skill. In higher education, Chris Griffiths, author of “The Creative Thinking Handbook,” noted in a TLNT blog article that critical thinking is “the ...

Critical thinking springs from the notion of reflective thought proposed by Dewey (1933), who borrowed from the work of philosophers such as William James and Charles Peirce. Reflective thought was ...

Strategy-based games help players develop logic, planning, and decision making. Open-ended play has no single "right” outcome. Early exploratory play is linked to STEM-related thinking skills.