Pass Christian School District, Mississippi
Minds of Mississipppi
The Pass Christian Public Schools received a grant last year from Thinking Foundation to document their incredible story. The story of “The Pass” began before Katrina, continued as their whole community was “wiped off the map” in 2005, and has been sustained at the highest levels by staying focused on the map for improving students’ thinking. Thinking Foundation proudly presents this trailer as a step toward a “made for TV” documentary due to be completed within the next six months.

We have also included on this page links to documents, research, and video clips about how Thinking Maps have been used across Mississippi over the past dozen years. The pre-post doctoral research at the community college level by Dr. Marjann Ball is significant for those interested in reading comprehension at every level, kindergarten to college.

You may want to explore our website to see how Thinking Maps have become a language for learning across the United States and in several other countries around the world. Minds of Mississippi is a larger story about our common and innate capacities as human beings to think and to significantly improve our thinking over time.  We believe, as “The Pass” has proven, that we must reframe educational outcomes toward the direct and explicit focus on developing every students’ thinking and problem solving abilities as a foundation for learning in the 21st century. Thinking IS the Foundation.

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