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Interview 146: Elliot Felix on "How to get the most out of College"
Interview 146: Elliot Felix on "How to get the most out of College"Interview 145: Dr. Louis Newman on “Thinking Critically in College”
- Dr. Newman shares his childhood goal and his backstory
- Louis Newman shares the epiphany he had with a student named Rachel that served as the impetus for him to write his book
- Lisa shares what she loved about the book when she read it
- Dr. Newman shares a number of things that students need to think about when they are trying to evaluate a college, and he also encourages things students should ignore, things that are over-rated
- Dr. Newman encourages students to look at the National Survey of Student Engagement data
- He also encourages families to look at the faculty and alumni research
- Dr. Newman talks about the value of the Learning and Teaching Centers many colleges have
- Dr. Newman talks about what the 4 essential critical thinking skills for college are
- Dr. Newman shares some excellent examples of how we can apply critical thinking to our everyday life
- Dr. Newman talks about the danger of confirmation bias and how that can hinder us from accepting the truth
- Dr. Newman talks about the value of study groups at deepening your learning and clarifying your thinking.
- Dr. Newman gives great advice about how to pick courses to deepen your learning
- Lisa and Louis talk about some of the most common mistakes that students make
- Dr. Newman makes a compelling case for the value of Humanities courses, like Philosophy really teaching you how to think
- Louis talks about how Carleton and Stanford are different and the type of student that will excel the most at each school; I thought Dr. Newman’s description of the differences between Carleton and Stanford was one of the best explanations I have heard between the difference between many selective liberal arts schools versus, some of the larger most selective universities in the country
- Louis gives parents advice about the college process and about life
