Thinking--You Can Learn To Do Better What You Think You Already Do Well

摘要

Thinking is a skill that can be learned and should be learned. Our traditionaleducation system does not deliberately teach people how to think. It focuses on providing knowledge and measuring fixed ideas, not on providing students with an understanding of logic (vertical thinking) or creativity (lateral thinking). This paper explores these stages of thinking, as well as, the nature of thought and the various thinking styles exhibited by most people. The thrust of the paper is to show that we need to improve our thinking ability and that thinking is a skill we need to exercise in order to better cope with the complex problems we face in a our rapidly changing world. I therefore hope that by the end of this paper you will accept the idea that thinking is a skill you can learn to do better and teach to others.