Week 4: AN INTRODUCTION TO CRITICAL THINKING (post 6)

This article continues to talk about how students are taught so much about thinking but not how to think for themselves and make their own decisions. There is no right or wrong age to teach critical thinking skills and how to use them effectively in the world. Students all over should be taught how to think effectively and for themselves and how to understand thought critically. Students should be able to form there own opinions and go with what they feel is right and wrong to them. They shouldn't be punished for thinking and feeling differently about something than how others feel and think about the same topic. It is called an opinion for a reason and that is because it matters to the individual that is stating them, and it is ok to form an opinion different than others from a young age it shows independence and personality.

The definition of critical thinking is " Critical thinking means correct thinking in the pursuit of relevant and reliable knowledge about the world." Therefore based on this definition, critical thinking is what we believe to be true as individuals. They know what to ask and how o come up with all information necessary to prove something right or wrong. Knowledge is power and when we have a greater sense of knowledge we become more powerful in the world and we become smarter as well because we would know how to prove something right or wrong. People need to learn to not conform but to develop as one within themselves and critical thinking helps people branch out from what is normal to others and transform into what is normal for you. It teaches us how to pay attention to detail and to always be aware of our surroundings and what is happening all around the world.