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Raising Good Humans

Raising Rigorous Critical Thinkers: How to Help Grow Authentic Humans Who Think Well

Raising Good Humans

Voicing Change Media

Education, Kids & Family, Parenting

4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Adam Torson, award winning debate coach talks with Dr Aliza about raising rigorous critical thinkers and authentic moral citizens. National Speech and Debate Association: https://www.speechanddebate.org/ National Debate Coaches Association: https://www.debatecoaches.org/ Urban Debate League: https://urbandebate.org/ I WROTE MY FIRST BOOK! Order your copy of The Five Principles of Parenting: Your Essential Guide to Raising Good Humans https://draliza.com/pre-order/ Subscribe to my free newsletter for parenting tips delivered straight to your inbox: draliza.substack.com  Follow me on Instagram for more: @raisinggoodhumanspodcast  Sponsors: LifeStraw: Better filtration, better taste, better design. LifeStraw Home products can be found at LifeStraw.com and on Amazon. Mustela: Visit Mustelausa.com and use code HUMANS at checkout for 15% off your first order KiwiCo: Get 50% off your first month on ANY crate line at kiwico.com with promo code RGH. NerdWallet: Don’t wait to make smart financial decisions. Compare and find smarter credit cards, savings accounts, and more today at NerdWallet.com  tapouts: Visit tapouts.com to take the free assessment today. You’ll get your $50 off your first session with the code HUMANS on tapouts.com Harper Wilde: Go to HarperWilde.com/HUMANS and use my code HUMANS for 15% off Please note that this episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct or indirect financial interest in products or services referred to in this episode. Produced by Dear Media. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

The following podcast is a dear media production.

0:04.0

Welcome to Raising Good Humans.

0:10.0

Welcome to Raising Good Humans.

0:12.0

I'm Dr. Eliza Pressman,

0:14.0

and I'm really excited about today's episode

0:17.4

because I have enlisted the number one debate

0:20.8

coach in the country, Adam Torsen.

0:22.8

But what he's talking about is how we can raise

0:27.0

rigorous critical thinkers and authentic moral citizens

0:31.7

at a time when we are struggling as adults to understand how to make sense

0:38.8

of the information that we get, how to be in conversation, even when it's difficult, even when we disagree.

0:46.1

And what exactly our moral obligation is when it comes to raising critical thinkers

0:55.0

and being critical thinkers.

0:57.0

My favorite thing that Adam Torsen said

0:59.0

is that thinking well is a moral responsibility.

1:02.0

So this episode is taking the tools

1:05.5

from the art of debate and translating them

1:09.0

into how we can use them in our everyday experiences with our teens, with our children, and as we move

1:17.4

through the worlds.

1:18.8

If you enjoy this episode, please don't hesitate to write a little review give a five-star rating. Let me know your

1:25.8

favorite part and of course you can DM me on at Raising Good Humans Podcast and let me know

1:32.4

if you have follow-up questions.

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