Critical Thinking

I've decided it is necessary for me to dedicate a blog post to the article we were asked to read for digital class. To be honest I dislike the way the article is presented to readers simply because I think it does show a hierarchy of thinking. I don't think this is the best way of convincing people to be more "critical thinkers." Over the years I've come to realize that people have different opinions regarding everything and although sometimes we disagree we all need to understand that people are entitled to their own opinion. Even though we do not always agree on things others do have valid points for believing the things they do. One of my main issues with this article is that I disagree with the idea that there are "stages of critical thinking development" that range from "unreflective thinker" to "master thinker."

With all this being said I do agree with some of the things said in this article for example the template for problem solving. I think that aspects like this can be helpful for certain types of things, for example my fourth year work. When dealing with an idea there is always that initial thing that draws you in. But the key thing is why you get drawn in and with this article it does cause you to ask questions about your idea by giving you points that you can ask yourself so your idea becomes more clear. One of the reasons this stands out is because it is one of my main problems when writing essays, I always tend to contradict myself by the time I'm finished writing a paper. So although I have issues with the article I do believe that there are aspects that are helpful.



As a side note, it's Thursday again! My favourite day of the week. And not only is TVD on tonight The Big Bang Theory starts tonight too!