I define critical thinking as a consciousness that allows for an open process of thought and verbal or non-verbal communication. As I read the critical thinking material assigned, I kept consciously reviewing my personality and my goals that are associated with it. It is a reminder that I have used critical thinking most of my adult life making efforts to find clarity in all information that I have shared or received. Today I realize that I am more consciously aware of my thought patterns and processes. This will broaden my intellectual and scholarly growth.
Edward Glaser suggests that critical thinking is an attitude of being disposed or having a state of mind regarding something (1). I consider that to be a direct connection to an individual’s consciousness. Our first thought is to be aware consciously. When we drive down the road with other drivers of vehicles we demonstrate the type of awareness that lives in our consciousness. Safety is the driving force for that awareness. As an educator I feel it is important to exercise conscious thought to develop confidence and faith, which we experience driving with others on the road.
I understand that critical thinking is a combination of mental skills that include logic, credibility, clarity, accuracy, precision, relevancy, debt, breadth, significance and fairness (2). These skills can be concluded as apart of our daily consciousness or our mental core. The core is the center reactor that jump-starts all of the skills necessary to accomplish critical thinking. As an artist it is a great benefit to fertilize the mental core with research and mental readiness. The discovery of creative ways to expand my voice as a filmmaker and educator is a continuous journey with the goal of higher consciousness and self-awareness.
References:
1) ^ See NCES 95-001, op cit. page 14-15
2) ^ Edward M. Glaser, An Experiment in the Development of Critical Thinking, Teacher’s College, Columbia Univrsity, 1941.
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