I do not feel my thinking has really changed from taking this course. Part of that could be my age. As you get older you have already established who you are and what you believe. I have become more aware of who I am and what I believe though from taking this course. I agree I am still a convergent thinker. I still look for the one best answer to a situation in life. I can’t think of a particular area that gave me any problems. But there were some things I did not necessarily agree with in its entirety. I will admit I have run across some tools that will enhance my abilities to evaluate situations better in the future. I have also accepted I need to be more inclusive in the data I look at before coming to a major decision. As no one is perfect, I also am not perfect and need to be a little bit more open minded to life situations.
I feel like my thinking has changes slightly. I am definitely still the same kind of thinker that I started as; an inductive thinker. I continue to solve problems in a step by step process. I have, although, learned new strategies to problem solving. I have learned many new ways to bring out my creative side. Being creative has always been a struggle to me. I tend to be more of a logical thinker than a creative one, so I had to learn how to coax the creativity. This course has taught me that I am good at critical thinking, although my emotions can sometimes get in the way. I have learned how to step back from my emotions and look at the problem in an objective way. I am thankful for this course and think that it has been a great learning experience.
As a child growing up I was blessed to be in a godly, and for the most part, a happy home. There was the time I accidently jumped on some broken glass in my bare feet and ended up in ER. I was terrified and nothing they did made me feel better. I should have had stitches, but all they could do was just bandage it up and send us home. I have got over that initial terror and am OK in hospitals now, actually pretty good. I nursed my husband through the time he broke his hip and pelvis in a work accident. I saw it happen and I have to say my heart raced as I ran to him. I stayed with him in the hospital, doing some of the things the nurses would do, and continued to at home. But I think that feeling of not always being able to control the situation still is with me to some extent today.
This is now my fifth week in the Critical Thinking class. During my first week of class I wondered why would I need to take this class because I felt there was no problem with my thinking especially, the way that I think. How incorrect I found myself thinking after the second week of class. I am also appreciative that I had the opportunity to take this class and learn other ways of thinking. This class also allowed me the chance to realize how your thinking can affect others. Just something as simple as your thinking which causes you to make certain decisions, can change a situation. Many people express their thoughts out loud and if your thinking is not clear some people can misunderstand what you are trying to say. I also was made aware that in every thought, the biggest part in making each decision, is your heart.
My thinking process has improved a lot from taking this class Critical Thinking. I have been utilizing the thinking process in the text a lot on my job. I find myself during my best to ensure that I'm not providing the best assistance I can for a client. Also, at home I have been asking questions of my family on all types of topics that affect our family. I have people at my job coming to me and asking me question on what would will I do if I was in this situation; because they know I"m taking this class.
My thinking process has improved and helped me think clearer. I am assistant manager and deal with employees, customer complaints and how to better the organization this class assisted me with being organized ,taking my time with brainstorming and being more creative. I also believe this class has demonstrated to me the things I could work on. It opened up topics I may have knew about me but things I didn’t realize I could do better. I live such a busy and this class helped me reevaluate myself. I believe this has broadened my thinking and how I will handle situations from now.
My thinking did change throughout this course. I began this course with the understanding from my adviser that I would CLEP out of this course since I only have core courses to finish. By mistake I ended up enrolled and when I looked at the material, I could see where this class would benefit me. I realized how important thinking was and the value and power that we have in communication with others and in our own life. The things that stayed the same are my memory, beliefs and emotions. Now I have the ability to see how these things influence my thinking and have room to improve in these areas. This is challenging to think about changing the way that I am familiar with thinking. I believe it will and has made me a more comprehensive evaluator since taking this course.
This class has helped me see what kind of thinker I am. I am hoping to be able to utilize this to my benefit and be able to sharpen my critical thinking skills. I took this course because I need a few electives and was dreading taking it. But this course really was interesting. It is always nice to learn the way others might think so you can help them when training at work and it also helps in being able to communicate with people at work. I struggled with the Biasis and really trying to see them. I am stubborn but now realize some of that are beliefs that I have inherited and now can work on. I do not want to judge people and knowing this about me will help. Critical thinking is essential to working and to businesses.
My thinking has changed by learning how to evaluate my thought processes more carefully. I now know how to construct logical arguments, and how to examine whether the premises are true, and if the syllogisms are valid. Furthermore, I have learned how to memorize information and link it to something meaningful in my life. I have retained my Christian beliefs, and my belief in God. However, as a result of taking this course I have learned to examine the logic of things in my life that used to upset me. As an example, my father became upset when he tried to call his girlfriend. I asked him how he knew that she was not answering the phone on purpose. For example, she is a little older than him (96), and has trouble walking. I asked him how he knew that she was not sleeping, or had trouble getting to the phone. After listening to me, he agreed that his thinking was irrational. It is better to look at both sides of an issue or situation, before jumping to conclusions. I am glad that I took this course, and that I have learned to evaluate the logic of my thought processes more carefully, especially at the things I used to get angry about.
Sorry gang, the comment I posted earlier was meant for week 4. This is the one for week 5. I went into this course with people asking me what this has to do with Christian Ministries. My answer was – ‘cause I have to take it, it is a prerequisite, can’t get out of it. I have to say I also was wondering how I could apply this. Just going over the course outline showed me the Critical Thinking was going to come in quite handy down the road and not just with my major. Right now, I am on a committee called Revitalizing Rural Communities. Our little town, and some others in the area, need a good economic boost. I will be using a lot of the concepts I have learned about in this course, particularly those in Chapter 7, Creative Thinking. For Christian Ministries, too, I have seen how my biases, both ingrained and learned over the years need to be recognized and put to sleep. Some biases are good, like how I feel about my talented husband, my handsome boys and my beautiful grandgirls. Also, my belief that the Bible is the literal Word of God, written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. But to browbeat someone with that shows just a little bias, when rather I should be showing them God’s love and share my story with them about what God has done for me. This course has also shown me how to take a step back and think about things, before charging in ahead of the cavalry. I will be keeping the memories of my upbringing – how my folks loved us and raised us in “the fear and nurture of the Lord” (all good), and how I as a teenager, interpreted that (sometimes not so good). These all serve as learning tools and applications. I have “met” some really great folks in the past 5 weeks and would like to say thank you and God bless us, everyone.
My thinking changed a great deal through this five week course. This course has made me think outside of the box and more in depth about how and why we think the way we do. I never realized how in depth our thinking process truly is. People alike think in many different ways. Before I started this course I would say I always thought more inside of the box. I always took other individuals perspectives into account, but once I am focused on a conclusion that is what I am set on and it’s hard to change. I try to view thinking as more of a process now instead of viewing it as a problem and a conclusion. The areas I found the most challenging were syllogisms, especially when the syllogism contained two negatives. I think that I am more of a comprehensive evaluator after taking this course because I now try to reason through each step of critical thinking conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating. When you reason through each process you are more likely to have a final decision that you are happy with.
I would not say my thinking has changed greatly since taking this course but it has definitely taken a change for the better. I still believe my side of a situation more than the other. The most challenging area of this course was this last week regarding biases. I never realized before that I was such a bias person, but now I do, and I understand how it can get in the way of a rational argument. I believe that because of this course I can now better think through a situation before I jump into it. This course has taught me to try to understand the viewpoints of others, and then proceed to tell them my side.
I do not feel my thinking has really changed from taking this course. Part of that could be my age. As you get older you have already established who you are and what you believe. I have become more aware of who I am and what I believe though from taking this course.
ReplyDeleteI agree I am still a convergent thinker. I still look for the one best answer to a situation in life.
I can’t think of a particular area that gave me any problems. But there were some things I did not necessarily agree with in its entirety.
I will admit I have run across some tools that will enhance my abilities to evaluate situations better in the future. I have also accepted I need to be more inclusive in the data I look at before coming to a major decision. As no one is perfect, I also am not perfect and need to be a little bit more open minded to life situations.
I feel like my thinking has changes slightly. I am definitely still the same kind of thinker that I started as; an inductive thinker. I continue to solve problems in a step by step process. I have, although, learned new strategies to problem solving. I have learned many new ways to bring out my creative side. Being creative has always been a struggle to me. I tend to be more of a logical thinker than a creative one, so I had to learn how to coax the creativity. This course has taught me that I am good at critical thinking, although my emotions can sometimes get in the way. I have learned how to step back from my emotions and look at the problem in an objective way. I am thankful for this course and think that it has been a great learning experience.
ReplyDeleteAs a child growing up I was blessed to be in a godly, and for the most part, a happy home. There was the time I accidently jumped on some broken glass in my bare feet and ended up in ER. I was terrified and nothing they did made me feel better. I should have had stitches, but all they could do was just bandage it up and send us home. I have got over that initial terror and am OK in hospitals now, actually pretty good. I nursed my husband through the time he broke his hip and pelvis in a work accident. I saw it happen and I have to say my heart raced as I ran to him. I stayed with him in the hospital, doing some of the things the nurses would do, and continued to at home. But I think that feeling of not always being able to control the situation still is with me to some extent today.
ReplyDeleteThis is now my fifth week in the Critical Thinking class. During my first week of class I wondered why would I need to take this class because I felt there was no problem with my thinking especially, the way that I think. How incorrect I found myself thinking after the second week of class. I am also appreciative that I had the opportunity to take this class and learn other ways of thinking. This class also allowed me the chance to realize how your thinking can affect others. Just something as simple as your thinking which causes you to make certain decisions, can change a situation. Many people express their thoughts out loud and if your thinking is not clear some people can misunderstand what you are trying to say. I also was made aware that in every thought, the biggest part in making each decision, is your heart.
ReplyDeleteMy thinking process has improved a lot from taking this class Critical Thinking. I have been utilizing the thinking process in the text a lot on my job. I find myself during my best to ensure that I'm not providing the best assistance I can for a client. Also, at home I have been asking questions of my family on all types of topics that affect our family. I have people at my job coming to me and asking me question on what would will I do if I was in this situation; because they know I"m taking this class.
ReplyDeleteMy thinking process has improved and helped me think clearer. I am assistant manager and deal with employees, customer complaints and how to better the organization this class assisted me with being organized ,taking my time with brainstorming and being more creative. I also believe this class has demonstrated to me the things I could work on. It opened up topics I may have knew about me but things I didn’t realize I could do better. I live such a busy and this class helped me reevaluate myself. I believe this has broadened my thinking and how I will handle situations from now.
ReplyDeleteMy thinking did change throughout this course. I began this course with the understanding from my adviser that I would CLEP out of this course since I only have core courses to finish. By mistake I ended up enrolled and when I looked at the material, I could see where this class would benefit me. I realized how important thinking was and the value and power that we have in communication with others and in our own life. The things that stayed the same are my memory, beliefs and emotions. Now I have the ability to see how these things influence my thinking and have room to improve in these areas. This is challenging to think about changing the way that I am familiar with thinking. I believe it will and has made me a more comprehensive evaluator since taking this course.
ReplyDeleteThis class has helped me see what kind of thinker I am. I am hoping to be able to utilize this to my benefit and be able to sharpen my critical thinking skills. I took this course because I need a few electives and was dreading taking it. But this course really was interesting. It is always nice to learn the way others might think so you can help them when training at work and it also helps in being able to communicate with people at work. I struggled with the Biasis and really trying to see them. I am stubborn but now realize some of that are beliefs that I have inherited and now can work on. I do not want to judge people and knowing this about me will help.
ReplyDeleteCritical thinking is essential to working and to businesses.
My thinking has changed by learning how to evaluate my thought processes more carefully. I now know how to construct logical arguments, and how to examine whether the premises are true, and if the syllogisms are valid. Furthermore, I have learned how to memorize information and link it to something meaningful in my life. I have retained my Christian beliefs, and my belief in God. However, as a result of taking this course I have learned to examine the logic of things in my life that used to upset me. As an example, my father became upset when he tried to call his girlfriend. I asked him how he knew that she was not answering the phone on purpose. For example, she is a little older than him (96), and has trouble walking. I asked him how he knew that she was not sleeping, or had trouble getting to the phone. After listening to me, he agreed that his thinking was irrational. It is better to look at both sides of an issue or situation, before jumping to conclusions. I am glad that I took this course, and that I have learned to evaluate the logic of my thought processes more carefully, especially at the things I used to get angry about.
ReplyDeleteSorry gang, the comment I posted earlier was meant for week 4. This is the one for week 5.
ReplyDeleteI went into this course with people asking me what this has to do with Christian Ministries. My answer was – ‘cause I have to take it, it is a prerequisite, can’t get out of it. I have to say I also was wondering how I could apply this. Just going over the course outline showed me the Critical Thinking was going to come in quite handy down the road and not just with my major. Right now, I am on a committee called Revitalizing Rural Communities. Our little town, and some others in the area, need a good economic boost. I will be using a lot of the concepts I have learned about in this course, particularly those in Chapter 7, Creative Thinking. For Christian Ministries, too, I have seen how my biases, both ingrained and learned over the years need to be recognized and put to sleep. Some biases are good, like how I feel about my talented husband, my handsome boys and my beautiful grandgirls. Also, my belief that the Bible is the literal Word of God, written by men under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. But to browbeat someone with that shows just a little bias, when rather I should be showing them God’s love and share my story with them about what God has done for me. This course has also shown me how to take a step back and think about things, before charging in ahead of the cavalry. I will be keeping the memories of my upbringing – how my folks loved us and raised us in “the fear and nurture of the Lord” (all good), and how I as a teenager, interpreted that (sometimes not so good). These all serve as learning tools and applications. I have “met” some really great folks in the past 5 weeks and would like to say thank you and God bless us, everyone.
My thinking changed a great deal through this five week course. This course has made me think outside of the box and more in depth about how and why we think the way we do. I never realized how in depth our thinking process truly is. People alike think in many different ways. Before I started this course I would say I always thought more inside of the box. I always took other individuals perspectives into account, but once I am focused on a conclusion that is what I am set on and it’s hard to change. I try to view thinking as more of a process now instead of viewing it as a problem and a conclusion. The areas I found the most challenging were syllogisms, especially when the syllogism contained two negatives. I think that I am more of a comprehensive evaluator after taking this course because I now try to reason through each step of critical thinking conceptualizing, applying, analyzing, synthesizing, and evaluating. When you reason through each process you are more likely to have a final decision that you are happy with.
ReplyDeleteI would not say my thinking has changed greatly since taking this course but it has definitely taken a change for the better. I still believe my side of a situation more than the other. The most challenging area of this course was this last week regarding biases. I never realized before that I was such a bias person, but now I do, and I understand how it can get in the way of a rational argument. I believe that because of this course I can now better think through a situation before I jump into it. This course has taught me to try to understand the viewpoints of others, and then proceed to tell them my side.
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