New Delhi, 9 Oct 2025

Literature is still the best way to teach critical thinking. It helps students learn to deal with unclear ideas, see different views, and think about right and wrong. This is important as India's new education plans want schools to focus more on critical thinking.

How literature builds thinking skills

Stories and poems make students think hard. They have to figure out what things mean when they are not clear. Books show different sides of issues, which helps students see many views. When students read, they also learn how to make good arguments using proof from the story. Reading widely lets students see how people in different times and places lived and thought.

Types of writing that help critical thinking

Short stories teach students to look at reasons behind actions. Poems make students think carefully about every word. Plays let students act out different views. Life stories show how real people made hard choices. Picture books teach how to understand both words and images together. All these types of writing help build skills that are useful in other subjects too. The View From India Looking at World Affairs from the Indian perspective. First Day First Show News and reviews from the world of cinema and streaming. Today's Cache Your download of the top 5 technology stories of the day. Science For All The weekly from science…

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Updated 10 Oct 2025, 13:55 IST; source: link