Stephanie Simoes
@critikid.bsky.social
Founder of Critikid.com, a critical thinking site for kids and teens. Posting about:
- Science, data, and media literacy
- Clear communication
- Logic, puzzles, and paradoxes
- Science, data, and media literacy
- Clear communication
- Logic, puzzles, and paradoxes
8. If you found out the world was a convincing simulation, would it matter?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
8. If you found out the world was a convincing simulation, would it matter?
7. Is allowing harm you could have prevented just as bad as directly causing harm?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
7. Is allowing harm you could have prevented just as bad as directly causing harm?
6. Is it ever okay to believe something without evidence? If so, when?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
6. Is it ever okay to believe something without evidence? If so, when?
5. How would you describe the experience of colour to someone who had only ever seen in black and white?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
5. How would you describe the experience of colour to someone who had only ever seen in black and white?
4. If our choices are fully shaped by our genes and environment, can we still say that we have free will?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
4. If our choices are fully shaped by our genes and environment, can we still say that we have free will?
3. Can you be morally responsible for something you did by accident?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
3. Can you be morally responsible for something you did by accident?
2. If you knew you wouldn’t be judged or get in trouble, would you live differently? If so, how?
November 16, 2025 at 4:10 AM
2. If you knew you wouldn’t be judged or get in trouble, would you live differently? If so, how?
10. Keep sending out a newsletter every Friday. You can sign up to receive it here: critikid.com/newsletter
Newsletter - Critikid
Sign up for Critikid's newsletter for a behind-the-scenes look at how I'm working to make critical thinking engaging for the next generation.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
10. Keep sending out a newsletter every Friday. You can sign up to receive it here: critikid.com/newsletter
9. Keep posting critical thinking content for all ages on social media. Here are all my accounts: linktr.ee/critikid
Critikid | Stephanie Simoes | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree
Critical thinking content for kids and teens on my website and for all ages on social media.
linktr.ee
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
9. Keep posting critical thinking content for all ages on social media. Here are all my accounts: linktr.ee/critikid
8. Hopefully start Fallacy Detectors Part 2! I'm still fundraising for it. ko-fi.com/critikid
Support Critikid
Support Critikid
ko-fi.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
8. Hopefully start Fallacy Detectors Part 2! I'm still fundraising for it. ko-fi.com/critikid
7. Add more worksheets. I need help with this. If you have recommendations of people who both know about kids' education and critical thinking who I could hire for freelancing (or who have already made these and might sell them for non-exclusive usage), please let me know.
critikid.com/worksheets
critikid.com/worksheets
Worksheets and Lesson Plans: Critikid - Critikid
Critical thinking worksheets and lesson plans for grades 2 to 12. Teach your kids about logical fallacies, data analysis, symbolic logic, and more.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
7. Add more worksheets. I need help with this. If you have recommendations of people who both know about kids' education and critical thinking who I could hire for freelancing (or who have already made these and might sell them for non-exclusive usage), please let me know.
critikid.com/worksheets
critikid.com/worksheets
6. Make worksheets and lesson plans to accompany Critikid's data analysis course, A Statistical Odyssey (for ages 12+).
critikid.com/courses/stat...
critikid.com/courses/stat...
A Statistical Odyssey - Critikid
An interactive space adventure teaching kids ages 12 and up about common errors in data analysis.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
6. Make worksheets and lesson plans to accompany Critikid's data analysis course, A Statistical Odyssey (for ages 12+).
critikid.com/courses/stat...
critikid.com/courses/stat...
5. Make a printable version of my Data Analysis Handbook (for teens and adults). critikid.com/data-analysi...
Data Analysis Handbook - Critikid
A guide to common errors in data analysis like selection bias, the clustering illusion, survivorship bias, and the base rate fallacy.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
5. Make a printable version of my Data Analysis Handbook (for teens and adults). critikid.com/data-analysi...
4. Add more critical thinking activities for teens to this blog post. I'm happy to receive suggestions! The activities should require little to no preparation or materials.
critikid.com/critical-thi...
critikid.com/critical-thi...
Critical Thinking Activities for Teens - Critikid
Critical thinking activities for teenagers that can be used at home or in the classroom with little to no prep or materials.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
4. Add more critical thinking activities for teens to this blog post. I'm happy to receive suggestions! The activities should require little to no preparation or materials.
critikid.com/critical-thi...
critikid.com/critical-thi...
3. Update my Teachers Pay Teachers shop. The resources are all available on Critikid, too, but I think for some teachers it's more convenient to purchase through TPT.
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/critikid
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/critikid
Critikid
Browse educational resources created by Critikid in the official Teachers Pay Teachers store.
www.teacherspayteachers.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
3. Update my Teachers Pay Teachers shop. The resources are all available on Critikid, too, but I think for some teachers it's more convenient to purchase through TPT.
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/critikid
www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/critikid
2. Finish writing A Modern Guide to "Thinking, Fast and Slow".
critikid.com/a-modern-gui...
critikid.com/a-modern-gui...
A Modern Guide to Thinking, Fast and Slow - Critikid
A chapter-by-chapter analysis of Kahneman's text with a focus on the replication crisis, clarifying which findings remain solid and which have not held up to scrutiny.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
2. Finish writing A Modern Guide to "Thinking, Fast and Slow".
critikid.com/a-modern-gui...
critikid.com/a-modern-gui...
1. Add 15 new puzzle cards and make a printable version.
critikid.com/puzzles
critikid.com/puzzles
Puzzles - Critikid
Challenging critical thinking and logical reasoning puzzles for kids and adults.
critikid.com
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
1. Add 15 new puzzle cards and make a printable version.
critikid.com/puzzles
critikid.com/puzzles
My startup is a critical thinking site for kids and teens: critikid.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
My startup is a critical thinking site for kids and teens: critikid.com
Read about 19 other logical (informal) fallacies: critikid.com/logical-fall...
Logical Fallacy Handbook - Critikid
A guide to common logical fallacies like circular reasoning, false dilemma, appeal to nature, hasty generalization, and the sunk cost fallacy.
critikid.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Read about 19 other logical (informal) fallacies: critikid.com/logical-fall...
People often say someone made a bad call solely because things turned out poorly. Instead, we should ask: "Did they act rationally with the limited information they had?" 3/
November 11, 2025 at 2:29 PM
People often say someone made a bad call solely because things turned out poorly. Instead, we should ask: "Did they act rationally with the limited information they had?" 3/