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The Critical Thinking Co. (formerly Midwest Publications) has produced award-winning reasoning and analytical-skills curriculum since 1958. Their catalog includes Building Thinking Skills, Mind Benders, Mathematical Reasoning, Vocabulary Virtuoso, and Editor in Chief, spanning preschool through high school. Products are nonsectarian and emphasize verbal, mathematical, figural, and analytical reasoning through self-directed workbooks. The publisher is widely used by gifted programs and homeschool families seeking logic supplements.
Signature products
- Building Thinking Skills series
- Mind Benders logic puzzles
- Mathematical Reasoning
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