{"id":164,"date":"2018-05-19T20:24:59","date_gmt":"2018-05-19T20:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/awalkinthewoods\/?p=164"},"modified":"2018-05-19T20:24:59","modified_gmt":"2018-05-19T20:24:59","slug":"rank-talk-write-response-to-blog-posts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/awalkinthewoods\/rank-talk-write-response-to-blog-posts\/","title":{"rendered":"Rank, Talk, Write: Response to Blog Posts"},"content":{"rendered":"

In Response to Achsah’s Springs Post on Rank, Talk Write<\/strong><\/p>\n

https:\/\/create.twu.ca\/achsahs-springs\/2018\/05\/18\/rank-talk-write\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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Summary Sentence #1\u00a0 \u2013 There is much that I need to practice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The number one idea that strikes me is that there much I still need to practice.\u00a0 In order to be a critical thinker there is an intelligence to practice. (Source:\u00a0 Unit 3 notes).\u00a0 Excellence also requires practice \u2013 repeatedly doing what is good, repeatedly doing what is right, arguably, repeatedly doing what is difficult or challenging until excellence becomes a habit (Source:\u00a0 Unit 3 notes, Durant (1926, p. 87)).\u00a0 Becoming a critical thinker also requires the practice of thinking critically (Source:\u00a0 Unit 3 notes).\u00a0 There are many traits, skills and behaviours that I already possess or have developed, but I also need to be engaged and intentional in practicing intelligence, excellence and thinking critically.\u00a0 In my context the practice of critical thinking is absolutely essential if I am going to make the best decisions for patients, staff, taxpayers and multiple other stakeholders in both the present and in the future.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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I love that you chose to rank the summary sentence “there is much that I need to practice” as number one on your list! There is so much truth to the fact that we really do need to take the time for intentional practice in order to get better at something. \u00a0As we have been reading and discovering, learning is a continuous life long journey. Malcolm Gladwell (2008) in his book The Outliers,\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0discusses the idea that it takes a minimum of at least 10,000 hours of practice before we can become considered proficient at any skill.<\/p>\n

Critical thinking is particularly important for me to practice as well as it is a skill that I am also required to help students develop as well. The whole point of school is teach students how<\/em> to think so that they can become producers of information rather than just consumers. As health care professionals, teachers or anyone who deals directly with the well being of others, there is a feeling of tremendous responsibility to get things right and to make the best decisions for all stakeholders. We are reminded of this on the website www.criticalthinking.org<\/a> that; “the quality of our life and that of what we produce, make, or build depends precisely on the quality of our thought. Shoddy thinking is costly, both in money and in quality of life. Excellence in thought, however, must be systematically cultivated.” Many times after a lesson or a situation didn’t go as intended, I need to remind myself that it really is okay. That it is all part of the learning process and that it is through reflection that I can grow the most. As we have been reading, part of being good critical thinking leaders is when we can admit our mistakes and share our learning with others.<\/p>\n

As mentioned on the website www.critical thinking.org;<\/a>“Critical thinking is an eminently practical goal and value. It is focused on an ancient Greek ideal of living an examined life. It is based on the skills, the insights, and the values essential to that end. It is a way of going about living and learning that empowers us and our students in quite practical ways.” \u00a0The use of the words “empowers us” is particularly uplifting to me. If we can mindfully and intentionally practice this skill we will not only empower ourselves but those around us.<\/p>\n

What does intentional practice look like for you? What in particular will you be focusing on?<\/p>\n

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