Critical Thinking and the Snowball Mistake

James Inhofe stood in the great hall. He looked at important leaders from every US state. Then he pulled out [...]

The Power of Right Choices — A Lesson from Aristotle

You feel a terrible pain in your stomach. It turns and makes noise like an angry animal. You haven't touched [...]

Sticky Communication (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) The bell rang. Jim's things were already in his red book bag, which looked brown [...]

Basic Tools for Good Thinking

ReadOasis Step 3 (Part 1) Cats and dogs have different philosophies. A dog thinks, "These people I live with feed [...]

The Good in Nature (Step 2)

ReadOasis Step 2 In November 2004, the BBC News reported this amazing story. Near the North Island of New Zealand, [...]

The Fastest Growing Religion

ReadOasis Step 2 The religion of Islam teaches that there is only one God. In Islam, God is called Allah. [...]

Turn Anger into Power and Success

ReadOasis Step 2 Alec felt hot anger, and he punched the wall. Now Alec looked at his bloody hand. And [...]

Save Time with the Pomodoro Technique

ReadOasis Step 2 The alarm rang, but Sam was still asleep. He woke up late and ran to school. He [...]

Note Taking — The Big Mistake

ReadOasis Step 2 Learners often make a BIG mistake when they take notes. They just look at their notes. They [...]

Henry Ward Beecher, Friend of Slaves (Step 3)

ReadOasis Step 3 On February 5, 1860, a strange slave auction was held. The place was Plymouth Church in Brooklyn, [...]