Critical Thinking Tools

Humanities and Social Sciences

Critical thinking and argumentation are skills that will make you stand out in school, college, and a competitive job market. You will sharpen these skills in this hands-on class through lively debates, role-playing, negotiations, and group work. To put them to the test, you will have your day in ‘court:’ you will become an attorney or witness in a mock trial, awaiting the judge’s verdict. We will look at the teachings of top legal, business and education experts, you will identify flaws in critical thinking, learn to analyze a complex set of facts, weigh evidence, anticipate the other side’s argument and deliver a better argument. You will work collaboratively, in an inclusive learning environment, supporting diverse viewpoints. While this engaging course is valuable for future attorneys, everybody will benefit from it. You will dive into human rights issues of global interest. You will develop a network of like-minded peers. And you will master making, evaluating, and communicating arguments, highly transferable skills in any profession you choose to pursue - and life.

For students grade 9 - 12.

Once a week, every Tuesday
Between March 28 - June 4, 2022

Real - Time Classes
5:00 PM – 6:45 PM (EST)

Meet students from different countries
with your same interests

Laura Cosovanu

Laura is an educator, attorney, and former Human Rights Fellow at Columbia Law School, where she got her Juris Doctor and LLM. She is affiliated with Stanford's Handa Center for Human Rights. Since 2008, Laura has taught at the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies (Legal Studies), at the Political Science Department of UCSC (Human Rights Capstone seminar) and at Eduexplora (Critical Thinking tools). Her students, which include over 750 academically talented high school and undergraduates from all over the world - make her immensely proud! Laura is a member of the State Bar of New York. As an attorney, she practiced tax-exempt organizations law at Holland & Knight. In NY, Laura also conducted legal and policy research for Human Rights Watch, International Center for Transitional Justice, and the American Non-Governmental Organizations Coalition for the International Criminal Court. At Stanford, she engaged in research for Courts, Politics and Human Rights, an interdisciplinary project awarded a three-year grant from the Stanford Presidential Fund for Innovation in International Studies in 2008. Laura also managed the Program on Human Rights during its inception, and the Draper Hills Summer Fellowship at Stanford’s CDDRL in 2006-2007. At the Law School, she provided career advising to Stanford students interested in international public interest opportunities.

Important Information

Deadline to Apply:

February 13, 2022

Tuition: US $870 (USD)

Critical Thinking Tools