Introduction to Critical Thinking - S. Shafersman

Critical thinking, as defined by Steven Schafersman is the pursuit of relevant and reliable knowledge about the world. Many of us have questions regarding the mysteries of the world. We attend schools of various levels in an attempt to discover the answers. The question that must be addressed is are we really comprehending what is being taught? An education is so significant to survive in today’s society. The only problem is that our youth is not taught to critically analyze their thoughts, they are taught to memorize the information. So how does the teacher know if the child comprehends the lesson? It is this reason that tests scores and drop out rates are at an all time high.

Mr. Schafersman feels that it is imperative that we originate critical thinking back into our curriculum. There are so many courses and information on teaching critical thinking processes that it would be insane not to take advantage of them. My personal belief is that society is cheating our children out of a solid education by authorizing sloppy teaching techniques. We are in a sense robbing them of the opportunity of potential knowledge. Perhaps the Educational Administrators need to learn how to critically rethink their standards.