SUMMARY FROM THE LECTURE OF STEPHEN BROOKFIELD ON CREATIVE AND CRITICAL THINKING





Stephen Brookfield says that thinking critically and creatively is important, because we start to question things that we probably believe are obvious, and we also start to open our minds to experience unusual things. He says that we definitely should implement this kind of learning in our classrooms by providing real-world illustrations and examples, e.g. it is important to let our students know the problems that are affecting our world. He also says that it is important to end discussions and exercises with questions, which I think is amazing because the student is going to feel that the process of learning is not just in the classroom, but also outside the classroom atmosphere. Personally, I believe that we should motivate our students to think outside the box and let them experience new things so as to give them the freedom to make mistakes and learn from them.

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  1. Fer188 de abril de 2019 a las 18:04

    I agree with you, the teachers and people who are studying to become teachers must become aware and make the learning meaningful for the students. Besides, preparing them to face the future problems in the everyday life is a very good strategy to explain to students why it is important for them to learn it.

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  2. Anónimo8 de abril de 2019 a las 20:47

    Nowadays it is important that students begin to question themselves in order to acquire information, also they can think if all what they have learned during life is true or not. It is important thinking critically and creatively because in that way education in Colombia will be better. Moreover, students can give their opinions about real situations and they can create solutions, give their points of view in order to focus their attention in how to solve some problems around them. However, what you said is meaningful because motivation plays an important role in the learning process because they can feel that all the learning they receive is going to contribute in real life.

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  3. Anónimo9 de abril de 2019 a las 17:21

    I think that you let some important things out, for instance what are his definitios about critical and creative thinking. Also, the "kinds" of assumptions, and the intellectual traditions.♥

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  4. Anónimo21 de julio de 2019 a las 9:12

    Hi, Melissa, your summary is very short but I got the main idea, that is, how important is critical and creative thinking. In my personal opinion, I am really sure that if critical and creative thinking was implemented by teachers in Colombia, our country would stand out from the rest. However, the real situation is completely different, in Colombia the majority of teachers are in charge of giving contents to students and that is what we called good education.

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