Week 1 Discussion on Struggle and Critical Thinking

1. What benefit do scholars see in struggle and failure?

2. What are some of the possible reasons for the decline in critical thinking

skill among U.S. college students?

3. How comfortable are you in the understanding and practice of critical

thinking?  Explain.

Discussion Checklist

1. Have you read the assignment and instructions carefully to make sure you understand the task (including any key vocabulary)?
   2. Does your response address all parts of the prompt and identify topic clearly?
2. Does your response remain on topic?
   4. Have you extended the respectful courtesy to others of reading all posts?
3. Have you commented on a minimum of two posts from classmates?
4. Do a your comments avoid such  shallow, self-referential digressions as “I like…” and “I agree…” (and similar shallow, self-referential digressions)?
   7. Have you planned your responses thoughtfully and reviewed them to eliminate error (of fact and of grammar)?
   8. Have you organized and developed your response adequately?
5. Have you maintained appropriate tone?