In this book, Frank Smith analyses the language of thinking and then moves on to look at different aspects of the thinking process: everyday thought, creative and critical thought.
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"Will challenge and extend our current understanding of motivation, imagination, and the teaching of thinking."
--Educational Leadership
"Contributes to a long overdue rejuvenation of interest in how teachers can make reading an extension of thinking."
--Journal of Reading
"It could be a major factor in revolutionizing the way we approach education."
--Roeper Review
"Highly readable, insightful book."
--Curriculum Review
Frank Smith has always been fascinated by language. He worked as a journalist in many countries before beginning formal academic studies in Australia. This led to a Ph.D. at Harvard University and further world travel researching, lecturing, and writing on thinking and learning. He has been a professor at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education; the University of Toronto; the University of Victoria, British Columbia; and the University of Witwatersrand, South Africa. He has published many articles and books.
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