Dawn Bazely podcast Lumieres -Rapid Fire Q & A. Around 3 minutes the professor talks about how we can increase our critical thinking. I loved the idea of asking 5 W’s (where, what, when, who, why) should be asked for every scenario. I completely agree that for any question you have in life or science you should go in depth. If one cannot figure out something they should never give up. Instead they should collect knowledge and figure out the five W’s. It could be anything in general. I hold this position because I believe in never giving up. I always find answers to questions that I have. No matter how hard it is to find answers. I always take the 5 W’s into consideration. I always question people’s sayings if I have doubts. My advice to my fellow science students is that they should never give up.Always look for answers before giving up. Not having knowledge about something is not a bad thing but ignoring it is a huge problem. Always find answers to the questions you have in your mind.This is a very important part of critical thinking. It helps a lot in writing aspects too for example researching, essay writing etc. Investigate the Who, What, Where, When, and Why of a topic using the 5Ws approach. Nobody else will be able to discern what makes your narrative distinctive and intriguing if you can’t. Overall I follow the 5 W rule in my life and I loved the professor’s idea about it. I would encourage everyone to implement it in their life.
Applied Plant Ecology Winter 2020 