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critical thinking/character.
dr. martin luther king once said, ‘‘the function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character—that is the goal of true education.’’
i thought i knew what it meant to think critically, but then i realized that i was referring to critical thinking in english class, which is a lot different to critical thinking outside of school. what exactly does it mean to critically think?
and whats character defined as? and how does it tie in with intelligence?
i thought i knew what it meant to think critically, but then i realized that i was referring to critical thinking in english class, which is a lot different to critical thinking outside of school. what exactly does it mean to critically think?
and whats character defined as? and how does it tie in with intelligence?
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Permalink Reply by Kimberly on -
Critical thinking is thinking things through before acting on them. We all do this everyday and most of the time don't even realize we are doing it.
Character is a set of traits that make us unique and can be rated from bad to excellent, which only a few people have attained. Character can be summed up by one's words and actions, it is defined as morality, basically.
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Permalink Reply by Mimi on -
the condition for critical thinking is a deep knowledge of the material.
maybe one has to read a lot or even to get involved to be able of critical thinking.
if you know, what it is all about, you have got the arguments. i would define
critically thinking as "some good arguments no one used before" based on good knowledge and a character as "what your soul lives" or "the software of your soul" which also includes experience.
that last question is hard to be delt with;)
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Permalink Reply by Karina on -
The Critical Thinking is a formal way of thinking, or having cristics/opinions non based in our personal thinking.
Unlike the personal opinion or personal thinking, Critical Thinking consider all the possibilities or all the possible shades/nuances that might has an specific theme/topic/issue or debate; Always keeping : formality, neutrality, without warps, discrimination, offenses in the speech.
For other side, if you want to have a Critical Thinking you have to be well informed about an specific issue you want to debate or present in the spotlight ;) . From this statement , you have to look out sustainable bibliography and contrast their data and results. When we talk about Sustainable bibliography, it refers to make a Literature Research where the texts or investigations that we found can be : reliable, formal, professional and specialized sources in the debate, etc.
Example of non-professional, reliable, specialized sources : Wikipedia
In this case , the schools ARE NOT ( and NEVER would Be) Institutions of Critical Thinking ... Why ? For the simple fact that Schools are tools of the State or Government. For that reason, many students when they arrived to College, they can confront a Big Issue , when in one of the courses demands Critical Thinking ...why for ? :
The Education System in EEUU and other countries around the world, is based in the " Fear Speech" of not questioning, argue, reflex, or look beyond what is assumed. Why is that ? Because Ideologies.
Remember : when a System knows their society/people , it has the Control/Power of them in their : minds, conducts, thoughts, movements, EVERYTHING.
....and is not a Hollywood movie...is REALITY.
* This little information can dissipate all doubt of what Martin Luther King said in that moment. For that reason and many others, he was murdered.
" How does it ( Critical Thinking) tie in with intelligence?"
Critical Thinking to some point can't be tie to Intelligence. Intelligence is a very subjective concept/term based in ideologies (non-objective), and to this day, it has not a unswerving / fixed definition. Therefore, exist different types of Intelligence... and in any case, you have to make a little research of which of the all type of intelligence investigated, could be adjust to Critical Thinking or vice versa.
I hope this little information has been resolve your doubts. And if you have other questions based to this topic , you're welcome ;D .
Have a nice Day ! :D
PD: Sorry for my bad English , is not my vernacular language.
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