Description
Book SynopsisThe way we define intelligence shapes the education we provide to our children. But what does it really mean to be intelligent? This book presents a view of intelligence that is focused on cognitive dispositions such as curiosity, scepticism, or open-mindedness.
Table of ContentsList of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits xiii
Foreword: Six Intellectual Characters in Search of an Author xv
David Perkins
Preface xxi
Acknowledgments xxvii
The Author xxix
Part One: The Case for Intellectual Character
1 Failing at Smart: Or What’s an Education For? 3
2 Rethinking Smart: The Idea of Intellectual Character 12
3 Acting Smart: How Thinking Dispositions Close the Ability-Action Gap 33
Part Two: Fostering Intellectual Character in Our Schools
4 First Days, First Steps: Initiating a Culture of Thinking 55
5 Thinking Routines: Creating the Spaces and Structures for Thinking 85
6 Language and Thinking: Prompting, Priming, and Patterning 115
7 Thought-Full Environments: Sustaining a Culture of Thinking 145
Part Three: Moving Toward the Ideal of Intellectual Character
8 Beyond Technique: Where Teaching for Intellectual Character Begins 179
9 Three Lessons: What to Keep in Mind about Teaching for Intellectual Character 209
10 Some Practical Advice: How to Get Started Teaching for Intellectual Character 229
Appendix 249
Notes 267
References 283
Index 293
