"Critical Thinking" (an expectation in many college courses), is it taught adequately (or at all)?
First and foremost, critical thinking is the art of analyzing and evaluating thinking to improve it. (Paul & Elder, The Miniature Guide to Critical Thinking, Concepts, and Tools) We all think and have thoughts and opinions, but how are they formulated? In everything we do, we should have some sort of standard to follow and if the standard is not followed long enough to develop a habit, it will fail and you will be right back where you started or maybe you would have picked up one or two things. Richard Paul and Linda Elder believe that only through long-term planning can a subs...