Critical thinking for teenagers
Blend real-world scenarios with challenging exercises to sharpen analytical and logical skills. Perfect for teens seeking to build confidence in decision-making, argument analysis, and developing well-rounded perspectives.
What is this program about?
A targeted program for teens that uses real-life scenarios and challenges to sharpen their thinking and decision-making skills.
What will
Teenagers
learn?
Decision Making
Teens learn to make smart, well-thought-out decisions.
Analyzing Arguments
They'll understand how to break down arguments and debates logically.
Developing Perspectives
They'll learn to see different points of view and form their own opinions.
Critical Analysis
They'll gain skills in analyzing information and ideas critically
Getting started
Provide Information
Each page has a form for you to fill out. Please fill it out first.
Let’s talk
Once I’ve reviewed your form, I’ll contact you to have a discussion with you regarding customising a course for you or your child. I’ll also answer any queries.
Online assessment
Here I’ll do a quick assessment to check how strong you or your child's critical thinking skills are. It can be done verbally but in some cases, I may need to do an in person written assessment.
Final step
I’ll contact you and talk to you in detail regarding the assessment. Here we can decide what kind of classes you wish to take and what I can offer you.
Book a consultation
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Frequently Asked Questions
Critical thinking for teenagers is a specific programme where they learn the following reasoning components in interactive sessions:
- Argumentation and persuasion
- Logic and logical fallacies
- An introduction to philosophy through thought experiments
- Cognitive biases
- The Socratic method
I can also include learning how to avoid plagiarism and cite effectively.
Perhaps and if that is the case, you are one of the lucky ones. In my experience, very basic critical thinking is taught in schools. While humanities students are far more likely to develop the skill, science students often lack critical thinking skills which makes university and SATs etc harder for them. This is because the science curriculum isn’t designed to incorporate critical thinking which is why it is important to ensure your child learns it.
Entering university without having good critical thinking skills would be challenging for your child since good universities actively encourage critical thought. I learnt that it was much harder to teach it at the university level as compared to teaching it to teenagers. This is a skill best introduced early.
Critical thinking is an essential component of many standardised tests such as SATs and a teenager whose critical thinking and reasoning skills are good is more likely to do better on the SATs.
Your teenager is growing up in the fourth industrial revolution where they will be competing with AIs. As AI rapidly advances, children will need to live in a world where they can not only work with AI but compete with it. One of the most essential human skills that you can invest in is critical thinking because that is not a skill AI has developed. In fact, it is considered the most important skill of this century.
This is important because the level of thought varies amongst teenagers. Some are stronger thinkers than others and knowing level of thought is essential in order to create lesson plans that cater to them. Furthermore, I like to gauge what the teen’s interest are so that I can incorporate them in lesson plans.
Please see the general FAQs. I don’t have any spaces I host in but I would be happy to find a location to host a group or accommodate a school if they wish to have a critical thinking club. Individual classes are also helpful and successful for teenagers. I have privately tutored teenagers including on line and I would be happy to accommodate what would be most comfortable for you.
I have addressed this in the general FAQs. My charges vary. However, I will update my social media and newsletter with any information on workshops with set charges.