Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Critical Thinking Paul and Elder

Without reading the assigned chapter, and just looking at the maps of development of critical idea, I immediately labeled myself as a practicing thinker. However, after reading chapter two of Paul and Elder Critical Thinking, I realized I was not even close to being a practicing thinker. Paul and Elder list these stagesStage One The Unreflective seminal thinker (we are un aware(predicate) of significant problems in our view) Stage Two The Challenged head (we become aware of problems in our thinking) Stage Three The Beginning idea (we try to improve but without regular practice) Stage Four The Practicing creative thinker (we recognize the necessity of regular practice) Stage Five The Advanced psyche (we advance in accordance with our practice) Stage Six The Master thinker (skilled and insightful thinking become second nature to us) Difficult as it was to admit, I was compelled to place my critical thinking ability at stage one The unreflective thinker.Prior to reading this ch apter, I was not aware of any significant problems in my thinking. I did not realize that I was continually making assumptions, forming concepts, drawing inferences, and thinking within points of view. My judgment of sight as bad or good, based on my moral upbringing, nurture confirmed me as the unreflective thinker. Also, never having seriously questioned my thinking or its implications. Having made the decision to grow and develop as a thinker, my goals straight include, making better decision through critical thinking and creative problem solving, and presenting my ideas clearly and concisely.I also realize that critical thinking is a skill that is learned and requires practice. Having these realizations, I can now set off on to the Challenged Thinker stage. Paul and Elder note that we have bully capacity. But most of it is dormant most is undeveloped. Improvement in thinking is like improvement in basketball, in ballet, or in playacting the saxophone. It is unlikely to tak e place in the absence of a witting commitment to learn. As long as we take our thinking for granted, we acquiret do the work required for improvement.

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