Listen "How to Author Independent Thinking"
Episode Synopsis
The source is an excerpt from an article titled "Your Agency Arc: How to Author Independent Thinking," where author Greg Twemlow discusses the critical need to teach students a systematic method for interacting with artificial intelligence. Twemlow introduces the Context & Critique Rule™ (C&C), a two-phase framework—comprising the C-O-P-T-A method for framing context and the V-I-S-A check for systematic critique—designed to move learners from passive acceptance of AI outputs to practised discernment. The article details a four-stage Agency Arc of cognitive development and uses a university workshop as proof that three hours of structured practice can significantly shift students' habits from dependency to collaboration, arguing that this training is urgently needed in high schools to prevent the formation of bad cognitive habits. Finally, Twemlow asserts that mastering C&C provides a crucial employability advantage in the modern labour market by demonstrating critical thinking and methodical process. Read the article.
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