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Teaching Kids To Think

What happens when you teach kids how to think for themselves?

Giving children lessons in how to think and learn for themselves can lead to dramatic improvements in results, according to education researchers.

World Hacks meets children learning these β€œmeta-cognition” techniques through philosophy lessons and juggling and looks at the difficulties in implementing the system.

We also hear a big idea about Christmas and look at the best advice for avoiding paying a bribe.

Presented by Sahar Zand.

Image caption: Child with hand up in class / Image credit: AP

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Sun 11 Dec 2016 09:06GMT

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