I like the definitions and concepts that your reading brings forward. As a teacher, I am constantly reflecting on how to teach students to become critical thinkers. How do we teach this and instill this as a value in young learners?
Another part of your post that I found interesting is when you discussed that the book suggests that a person should not always do things a certain way. In my own reading, I read that if you are constantly doing things the same way, it is likely that you are not making mistakes. However, if you’re not making mistakes you are not learning. ‘We learn more from our mistakes than from our successes’ (Hoerr, 2017). I believe this to be true. How can we be more self-aware, reflective, and open to criticism if we continue to do the same things over and over?
I find your post particularly interesting as it is promoting my own personal reflections. In your writing, you state that if one is not self aware while processing information, they risk preferring evidence that supports their ideas and rejecting information that is opposing to their beliefs.’ It is crucial for people to be able to look at the bigger picture, to be able to see things from another person’s perspective and to be able to be a critical thinker in order to experience success.