Importance of critical thinking in education!

“Critical thinking is thinking about your thinking while you’re thinking in order to make your thinking better.”—Richard W. Paul

Critical thinking is the way of thinking that prepares an individual to raise important questions, assess something, and come to sensible conclusions. You can use critical thinking to examine and assess things from a different perspective, as well as to analyze ideas without prejudice. It allows you to put your conclusions and generalizations to the test, develop your belief patterns based on a wide range of experiences, and make accurate judgments about specific things and qualities in everyday life. Critical thinking helps an individual deal with complex problems by coming up with a proper solution. 

How would critical thinking benefit students?

• Critical thinking would evoke in students a sense of curiosity and it encourages them to ask questions and eliminate preconceptions from their minds.
• It would give students an opportunity to grow as an individual and make the best decisions in life. This would help them at any point in their lives.
• Students or individuals who employ critical thinking can use the information they have acquired to achieve their objectives.
• This encourages individuals’ open-mindedness, which leads to valuing, respecting, and accepting the opinions of others.

Why is critical thinking important?

• Critical thinking is essential for developing other skills that are necessary for different situations that arise in your life.
• It is vital to develop an inclusive society where everyone develops an empathetic attitude towards their fellow human beings.
• Critical thinking assists you in the learning process as it widens your perspective towards everything and you will be able to understand the learning concepts thoroughly with a deeper understanding. 
• Critical thinking helps you to put forth or express your thoughts and ideas in a vivid manner. 
•  Any career requires the ability to think clearly and solve problems systematically. So critical thinking is essential. 
• Critical thinking influences a lot in the process of comprehending things. 
• It plays a major role in competitive exams and you need to master critical thinking to ace these exams.

Our goal is to cultivate critical thinking in our students so they can become citizens who can contribute to society in a positive way.