My critical thinking skills have improved tremendously from the first day that I started at Robert B.

Miller College in 2009. Critical thinking is a po erful strength that e possess. !he specific pro"ect that spiked my critical thinking into full gear as from the #uman $iversity course I took in my first year of bachelor level courses. My skills ere put to the test on ho to solve not only my problems ith creating a %uality paper but also rapping my mind around many controversial issues. My ability to critically think through them made that class invaluable in my eyes. &hile in the human diversity class I designed a presentation about gender type casting. !his specific learning e'perience helped me and my ability to critically think efficiently. It has allo ed me as a human being to adapt into a society( society that keeps changing and passing on ne information to the ne't generation. &hat e obtain is directly proportional to our brain po er and ho e use it.

!he influences around us on a daily basis can sometimes control our brain po er. )ometimes these stimulations are unreali*ed and have an effect ithout our consent. !he media is a big culprit of this. )omething so basic as hat color a gender is +supposed, to ear by society standards can impact a child and the rest of their lives( things like boys not being able to play ith Barbie-s and girls being told they should not orry about e'celling in sports because their place is in the kitchen. !hese stereotypes ere "ust some of the realities I as forced to reali*e as humans must use our critical thinking skills to look past the societal rules and decide for ourselves on hat is right and rong. It is a po erful critical thinking skill that sometimes can be called tinkering. !rial and error is the process of becoming a master in any area. Critical thinking is born out of curiosity and nourished by discovery. Challenges are a part of an everyday life and a solution comes from our critical thinking skills. .laying is all about having fun/ !here are no goals( no deadlines( no

budget constraints( no fear of being rong( and no pressures. &hen you play you are at your most rela'ed en"oyable state ith an open mind. !o keep that motivation I believe coupling this skill ith confidence ill only make the task at hand that much easier. Critical thinking is the mental process of actively and skillfully conceptuali*ing( applying( analy*ing( synthesi*ing( and evaluating information to reach an ans er or conclusion. It also is disciplined thinking that is clear( rational( open0minded( and informed by evidence. 1 person can improve their critical thinking skills. It takes time( patience and a illingness to seek out ays to learn more and ask %uestions. It is important to look into things further and not accept hat is told to you. 2et verification and understanding to make yourself a %uality critical thinker. 2aining kno ledge is something that a person decides to do or not. )ome people accept the fact that they are skilled enough and bree*e through life ithout the need to en%uirer. 3thers are al ays asking hen( hy( ho( ho ( etc. 1sking %uestions and searching for ans ers ill make you a better critical thinker. It all comes do n to having the confidence to take a chance and apply your abilities to solving problems. In a orld here common sense is so important( companies are starved for people ho can take on a ide array of tasks( make ell thought out decisions( and think through issues. !his is something I have mastered over my e'posure to orlds reality and the bigger picture hile at Miller College. I ill strive in my position of po er and consider these aspects of gender type casting and critically think on ho to make a challenging situation better all around.