My goal is to inspire in you the will to be great. Learn it wrong and you will spend the rest of your life trying to get it right. Expand beyond dualistic to pluralistic thinking, i.e., examining multiple solutions to a problem Critical thinking involves opening a lot of doors in our heads, including some we probably prefer to remain shut. Teach students how to struggle with ambiguity, how to reflect on these experiences, and how to ask sophisticated questions. The purposes of critical and creative thinking are to sharpen minds, stimulate the discovery of knowledge and facilitate the construction of understanding.
Classes are professional appointments to be kept in a professional manner.
Same with early departures. I play the developmental role of coach, critic, and cheerleader . Help you learn to think as a psychologist. Students do not learn much just by sitting in class listening to teachers, memorizing prepackaged assignments, and spitting out answers. They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, apply it to their daily lives.