An Interview with Maughn Gregory: About Philosophy, Critical Thinking and Higher-Order Thinking

An Interview with Maughn Gregory: About Philosophy, Critical Thinking and Higher-Order Thinking

The issue of teaching children in elementary, middle school and high school some of the basic premises and ideas and conceptions be-hind philosophy, ethics and logic is an imperative one. In this interview, Maughn Gregory responds to questions about basic reasoning, and the teaching of ethics and logic to students in the primary and secondary grades. He discusses his involvement in Project THISTLE (Thinking Skills for Teaching and Learning) and discusses the teaching of issues that are often emotionally charged and volatile.