critical thinking

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Are smart devices making us too dependent on technology?

Anish Asokan @RevivedWarrior (3853) • India 12 Aug 24

Smart devices provide gratification and can handle mundane or complex tasks with ease. It has bought lot of convenience in our lives. We are able to streamline and set alerts and remainders for various activities. Increased...

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Creative/Critical Thinking

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27555) • Philippines 28 Nov 19

Never was technology more rapid than in the past quarter of a century. I remember my daughter as a first grader showing me her first digital print of an artwork. Wow, I thought, that is something I do not know how to do. And my...

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RELIGION

Maurice Adindu Chima @LLavish (82) • Lagos, Nigeria 15 Feb 19

I might be losing grip on faith after stumbling over this masterpiece by Robert Wright. I Am halfway into the book. If I don't lose faith completely, then I must be coming up with a synergy that will withstand any storm on...

god

faith

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What is an example of critical thinking?

maezee @maezee (41985) • United States 27 Oct 17

Maybe its because I am on hour 11 of work or becauze it is 0330am and I am exhausted, but I am applying for this job which asks a couple of essay questions and I am totally stumbling over this one question that has to be included...

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Do you like to debate on things that you don't agree with or just you like to debate with anything ?

wildlittlefan @wildlittlefan (4680) • Hong Kong 22 Dec 16

It is good to know that we can think and no need to agree on everything that other people says. However, sometimes there are some p[eople who loves to argue on everything because he or she intends to disagree on anything other...

debate

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conversation with harmony

happy discussion

Be Your Own Guru

Aura Gael @AuraGael (61) • United States 19 May 16

There is nothing wrong with learning from a teacher who has more experience than you. It's great to be able to learn from someone else's mistakes, get insights and try new things you haven't thought of before. But you really do...

listening to your inner self

importance of intuition

teachers not gurus

mistakes in neglecting my own thought and

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Public Schools and Critical Thinking.

tlbrewer68 @tlbrewer68 (9) • United States 14 Jul 12

It has been my understanding that public school curriculums are designed to bacially train the way one thinks, effectively driving the ability to do critical thinking out of the psyche. Are state run, federally funded public...

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A lesson in critical thinking.

uath13 @uath13 (8192) • United States 13 Apr 11

I've read several articles lately where studies show that the youngest generation of kids are graduating with little to know ability in critical thinking. Personally I've been doing my best to try to make my kid actually think &...

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education

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Life on the other side?

dphipps02 @dphipps02 (12) • United States 27 Nov 10

Some people say death is not a good thing. But some people in general wish they were dead. What if death is good thing? What would people think or say towards death being a good thing? What do you think?

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fast lane

on the other side

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Are you a critical thinker?

Lore2009 @Lore2009 (7378) • United States 24 Aug 10

Do you question everything? Do you answer with your own answers, or do you answer because that is how things flow? When you answer mylot questions, do you think about the question and answer with your own opinion or do you say...

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My mind is made up, never mind the facts...

TheRealDawn @dawnald (85137) • Shingle Springs, California 23 Feb 10

Here is a column from one of my favorite columnists regarding the state of critical thinking in this country: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/6880139.html The topic is getting in a discussion, providing...

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dawn

facts

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Given a task! You teacher ask you to picture a scenario with the following:

rjvb26 @rjvb26 (2518) • Philippines 13 Nov 09

Your teacher asked you to picture a scenario with the following: Bird 1/4 glass water pebbles What will be your scenario for that.

abstract reasoning

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A bomb will be drop to where you are right now, what will you do?

rjvb26 @rjvb26 (2518) • Philippines 13 Nov 09

A bomb will be drop to where you are right now, there is a bomb shelter that will only fit 8 person but you are 15. Which of them do you think deserves to live? The following person are: an 60 yr. old doctor, 5 yr. old kid, a 23...

bomb shelter

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decision making

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Is critical thinking the best way to shape creative person?

gongchhua @gongchhua (272) • China 6 May 09

I often hear that we must cultivate our critical thinking. For students, teachers usually ask them to solve problems and observe things with critical thinking. Is critical thinking the best way to shape creative person?

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Are you a critical thinker??

Aprillynn1 @Aprillynn1 (225) • United States 25 Apr 09

When talking to other people or reading an article, do you think to yourself, "Where did they get this information?"; "How do they know this information is true?" "What is this person (or this writer's) agenda? I don't know...

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Are you an objective reader/viewer of news and information?

TheCasualReporter @TheCasualReporter (283) • France 12 Jan 09

Occasionally I find discussions that state a strong opinion or attitude based on an article that the person has read, but when I read the article I don't always get the same impression. Usually elements of the article that the...

alternative perspectives

alternative viewpoints

Do you think we are losing our ability to "think critically?"

Coralie Raia Darsey-Malloy @Perspectives (7131) • Canada 9 Nov 08

Hello again, Before going into this discussion I would like to thank the many contributors who shared their views and feelings about the U.S. election. Each of you added much to the discussion and I value the opportunity to...

applying it to everyday to life

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Critical Thinking

edextraze321 @edextraze321 (112) • United States 12 Sep 08

Hey guys i want to encourage critical thinking and problem solving, it helps us think outside the box, and learn to do things on our own we never thought possible. See if you can connect the dots with only 4 straight lines...

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has technology affected our ability to think critically?

Autisteek @Autisteek (326) • Philippines 24 Jan 07

Ive seen how youth today is lacking in critical thinking ability. Can we say its because they do not have to think and use their imagination (as rigid as we do before when only books and radio are rampant) since everything is at...

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Do we really have freedom of choice?

TKDSquid @TKDSquid (56) • United States 23 Dec 06

The choices you make everyday may not be true freedom of choice after all. The human mind is incapable of taking all the possible factors and elements to a situation, evaluate them equally and come to a conclusion and/or...