Mr C Dodd - TGJ Staff Editor Be Philosophical What is love? If everyone loved everyone would the world be a better place? What different kinds of love are there? (I don’t, for example, love peanut butter the way I love my sisters, so there must be more than one kind) Obviously. Most people from … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: September 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Be Philosophical How should we treat animals? Is it possible that some animals (dolphins, chimps, birds, dogs etc) have sophisticated languages that we aren’t able to interpret YET? (But we might be able to in the future.) Imagine ordering a burger if you could understand what a cow was … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: May 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor According to Professor Steven Clontz, “generally speaking, a puzzle is any question/problem which satisfies two properties: (1) it is designed to entertain the solver; (2) there is a well-defined solution.” Solving puzzles helps to develop critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving. In all walks of life, from school, college and university … Continue reading Recommended Puzzle Books
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Be Philosophical Rich and ugly, or poor and pretty? B Solve It! How many socks make a pair? There are four pairs of blue socks and three pairs of red socks in a drawer. In the dark, how many socks must you take out of the drawer to be … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: Feb 2019
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Be Philosophical Can you think about nothing? B Oxbridge Interview Questions Ladybirds are red. So are strawberries. Why? Biological Sciences Should it be illegal to run a red light in the middle of the night on an empty road? Law What exactly do you think is involved in blaming … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: Nov 2018
Mr C Dodd - Staff Editor Puzzle Time 100 Gold Coins There is a group of five intelligent but greedy pirates, numbered 1-5, and a bag of 100 gold coins. Starting with the first pirate and proceeding in numerical order, the pirates are each given the chance to allocate the gold coins within the group. … Continue reading Developing Thinking Skills: Oct 2018
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