Teaching kids how to think clearly in a world of bad information

Do you worry about what kind of "information" your kids are exposed to? From fake news, to clickbait headlines, to sneaky sales tactics, we're exposed to faulty logic everyday designed to make us think, feel or do things. What if your kid (and you) could learn how to spot these tactics and not fall victim to their attempts? With a little bit of knowledge it may be easier than you think. In today's episode, I talk with Kathy Gibbens, host of the Filter it Through a Brain Cell podcast. Kathy is a mom who's made it her mission to help teens learn how to think clearly in a world filled with bad reasoning.

Books mentioned in this podcast episode:
The Fallacy Detective

About the Guest
Kathy Gibbens loves teaching people how to think well. As a homeschool mom, one of her goals has been to teach her daughter HOW to think, not just WHAT to think. Kathy's daughter was in 7th grade when the pandemic broke out and that year they read a book about logical fallacies. To Kathy's surprise & delight, her daughter started to be able to recognize bad thinking everywhere! That's when Kathy realized that people who are trained to recognize truth and foolishness are impossible to fool!

She knew she had to start teaching this topic - our world desperately needs people who can think well! The Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast was born and in each short, fun episode, Kathy teaches teens (and their parents!) how to recognize bad thinking, practice media discernment and think well.

Take Kathy's free meme fallacy quiz.
Listen to the Filter It Through a Brain Cell podcast.
Connect with Kathy on IG.

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