As the world moves from the industrial age into the information age people become less dependent on basic facts and skills and more dependent on the ability to manipulate information. The higher level thinking skills that are needed in this new age must be taught in the schools. When selecting programs for teaching thinking, educators should assess each program's assumptions and goals, methods and materials, intended audience, requirements for training and teacher characteristics, potential benefits, and foreseeable problems. Among the pitfalls that those instituting programs should avoid are: moving too fast; trying to cover too much; expecting too many results too soon; neglecting evaluation, the home environment, and traditional course content; and capitulating to early failures. This report discusses the characteristics of six programs for teaching thinking and lists contact people at schools where the programs have been instituted. The six programs are CoRT (named for its originating institution, the Cognitive Research Trust), the Productive Thinking Program, Philosophy for Children, Odyssey, Instrumental Enrichment, and Thoughtful Teaching. Sources for additional information are cited. (PGD)