Yeeees and unfortunately it can get very meta: "I need to think critically" is another "what" to think. Most people would agree that critical thinking is a good thing. Yet, they still fail to actually do it. When pressed, many people can't even define is means to think critically and even get really pissed when this gets highlighted.
That's why I don't immediately judge people when they say something I disagree with. I want to know how they arrived at that conclusion. Their reasoning might be solid - just shaped by different life experiences and beliefs that led them to a different view. And that's okay.
I can still see them as an intellectual, trustworthy person whose opinions matter to me, because I trust they're capable of independent reasoning.
It works both ways too. Someone agreeing with me means next to nothing if it's just an adopted view they accepted as fact without ever really thinking it through themselves. The "stamp of approval" from people like that is basically worthless.
I like that your post actually aligns with the literature on education. In particular, it aligns with the work of John Hattie. He says that, roughly, the progression in learning is:
Know that
Know how
Know with
He’s quick to point out that learning doesn’t follow this path rigidly. Instead, it’s more staccato. But, still, understanding the progression is useful.
I guess a modified post would be something like:
A lot of people know what ideas to think. Much fewer know how to think ideas. Even less know how to think with their ideas.
Critical Thinking Skills is how we are supposed to think. If we don't learn how to do that, we substitute chaotic thinking instead, and that's what leads to MAGA.
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lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org · 16 pts · 193d
Its a skill, critical thinking skills. Requires deeper learning than simply having thoughts. One needs to be able to think about their own thoughts.
Asofon@discuss.online · 4 pts · 193d
Yeeees and unfortunately it can get very meta: "I need to think critically" is another "what" to think. Most people would agree that critical thinking is a good thing. Yet, they still fail to actually do it. When pressed, many people can't even define is means to think critically and even get really pissed when this gets highlighted.
Also to @BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today
kbal@fedia.io · 15 pts · 193d
Much more fewer people know why to think.
Bgugi@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 193d
Fewer more yet know when to think.
Thedogdrinkscoffee@lemmy.ca · 7 pts · 193d
No one knows even who to think.
kambusha@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 193d
I don't even know where to think.
Asofon@discuss.online · 5 pts · 193d
Unironically, you are 100% correct.
Iconoclast@feddit.uk · 9 pts · 193d
That's why I don't immediately judge people when they say something I disagree with. I want to know how they arrived at that conclusion. Their reasoning might be solid - just shaped by different life experiences and beliefs that led them to a different view. And that's okay.
I can still see them as an intellectual, trustworthy person whose opinions matter to me, because I trust they're capable of independent reasoning.
It works both ways too. Someone agreeing with me means next to nothing if it's just an adopted view they accepted as fact without ever really thinking it through themselves. The "stamp of approval" from people like that is basically worthless.
snek_boi@lemmy.ml · 8 pts · 193d
I like that your post actually aligns with the literature on education. In particular, it aligns with the work of John Hattie. He says that, roughly, the progression in learning is:
He’s quick to point out that learning doesn’t follow this path rigidly. Instead, it’s more staccato. But, still, understanding the progression is useful.
I guess a modified post would be something like:
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 7 pts · 193d
Critical Thinking Skills is how we are supposed to think. If we don't learn how to do that, we substitute chaotic thinking instead, and that's what leads to MAGA.
foodandart@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 193d
How to think.. yeah.. hmmm..