Above and Beyond with Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Three Types of Thinkers There are three basic types of thinkers surface selfish and deep Surface thinkers prefer not Selfish thinkers think a Deep thinkers are critical to think too hard or look too far lot about themselves They thinkers They know their past what is obvious Usually think of ways to persuade own limitations This they do not think of other others to get what they want means that they are able perspectives or see anything and are less concerned with to see that their personal wrong with their reasoning what is accurate It's all about beliefs might influence a They are likely to let others me for selfish thinkers decision they make and make decisions for them that they can admit when What should they don't know an answer to a question Deep thinkers I think this is I tell my friends to think things through carefully good enough get them to back me up and are willing to consider on my plan another person's point of I don't know what view They make judgments to think How can I get my fairly and rationally parents to let me stay just can't up later What is the think of the answer problem and how How can l cover up you tell me can I best solve it this mistake to avoid getting in trouble Can I trust this source of information Do the facts make
Think left and think right And think low and think high Oh the thinks you can think If only you try Children's author Dr Seuss OO ANG Decision Time In reality our decision making is sometimes surface sometimes selfish and sometimes deep There are times when we make quick decisions without thinking such as accepting an invitation to go to a friend's house for dinner There are times when we are selfish such as deciding not to accept a dinner invitation because you like what you re having for dinner at your house better Deep thinking is usually saved for big decisions such as deciding whether you should look for a job to start making money or spend time fine tuning your piano playing
Why Is Critical Thinking Important Critical thinking is a valuable skill to build early in life In school memorizing the solution to a problem means you can answer that same problem every time But if you learn how to tackle problems using critical thinking instead you gain tools that allow you to solve a wide variety of problems Get Writing Right Critical thinking can develop your writing skills It helps you Be clear about your argument or point of view Support your conclusions Follow a clear line of reasoning Jse evidence to support your reasoning Read your own work critically Recognize what works well and what doesn't Come up with ways to improve your work Daily Decisions The usefulness of critical thinking goes playing it Is the rating appropriate for your beyond school into daily life If your friend age Do you think your parents would mind asks you to come over and play a video game you playing this game Is this something that your parents have said you can't play you will enjoy or will you just be saying yes because it is too violent then your answer to make your friend happy Once you ve is clear But if you have never been told to gathered some information and figured it out not play that game you might need to think in your mind then you can make a justified critically about whether it is appropriate decision based on facts Do your friend's parents approve of them
I Information Explosion Today technology is changing rapidly With the increase of information available at our fingertips it is becoming more important than ever to have a method for organizing and evaluating information We need to weigh the relevance and reliability of the information we find when searching for answers to questions or problems This helps us make thoughtful and accurate
