As educators, parents, and citizens, we must settle for nothing less than enviro
nments that bring out the best in people, take learning to the next level, allow
for great discoveries, and propel both the individual and the group forward int
o a lifetime of learning. This is something all teachers want and all students d
eserve. In Creating Cultures of Thinking: The 8 Forces We Must Master to Truly T
ransform Our Schools, Ron Ritchhart, author of Making Thinking Visible, explains
how creating a culture of thinking is more important to learning than any parti
cular curriculum and he outlines how any school or teacher can accomplish this b
y leveraging 8 cultural forces: expectations, language, time, modeling, opportun
ities, routines, interactions, and environment.
