Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Critical Thinking 1
As the next topic of discussion and exploration, my class is charged with the task of writing about critical thinking, how it pertains to our major, and if our school does a good, bad, or satisfactory job of teaching us how to think critically. In starting this paper, I have to create a definition of what critical thinking is. After some brainstorming, I came up with this tentative definition, "Critical thinking is when an individual analyzes a text or pair of texts to obtain a greater meaning of the work or works as a whole." After some brief self-reflection, I realized that I started thinking critically back in the days of junior high and have done so ever since. Critical thinking is a skill. I am now far more proficient in critical thinking than I was then, but as it is a skill, there is always room for improvement.
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Good definition! I assume you are discussing critical thinking in terms of literature, which is what immediately comes to mind when I hear "critical thinking." Most of the time our teachers taught us critical thinking while analyzing text, so your definition is certainly appropriate.
ReplyDeleteI also like your definition of critical thinking. We have very similar ideas. I agree that so much of everything we do nowadays involves critical thinking and we use it every day in our lives.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you.. but I think it extends beyond merely text. Perhaps music- or anything else that doesn't require words- such as a situational issue? :)
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