A method for teaching critical thinking to students, using pre-selected teaching materials relating to a pre-selected subject having at least one concept relating to the pre-selected subject, consists of teaching the students to identify the concept under consideration (Step 1), teaching the student to analyze the significance of the concept in relation to at least one relatively narrower context (Step 2), and teaching the student to evaluate the significance of the concept in relation to at least one relatively broader context (Step 3).