For Thursday (2/14): Freakonomics, 1-47: Introduction and Chapter 1.
Type a 2-page, double spaced paper answering the following two questions:
1. According to Freakonomics, what is the difference between morality and economics? Explain, and give some specific examples that illustrate the authors’ explanation.
Also, we will have QUIZ #1 at the end of class. Anything we have read and/or discussed is fair game. The quiz will consist of two short essay questions.
WEEK FIVE
For Tues, Feb 19: Applying critical thinking. Read the following short essays:
"History of Critical Thinking" (from the Foundation for Critical Thinking)
"All Thinking Is Content" by Richard Paul
"The Role of Thinking" (from the Critical Thinking Consortium Website)
For Thurs, Feb 21: Critically thinking about Reading, Note-taking, and Class Discussion
