Jeff Pace Student Blog

  Blog Reflection 6 – Problem Solving This blog post focuses on three problems. For each problem, my aim is to explain why each of them is a problem, what a solution might look like to those most impacted by the problem, develop a “needs statement,” and show how the success of an implemented solution might be determined. Problem 1 – Low Literacy Levels of High School Graduates Why is it a Problem? The problem presented in this assignment claims that there are students matriculating high school with reading skills below that of children at least six to seven years younger than them. Why is this a problem? For the graduating students on the cusp of adulthood, the ability to read at high levels is critical for successfully launching into independence. Advancing to higher levels of education, acquiring employment that pays a living wage, and simply gaining a better understanding of the world around oneself rely heavily on the ability to read at or above a 12 th grade level. An...

Blog Reflection 5 – Critical Thinking: Definitions and Reflections There are two definitions from our materials that caught my attention and that I will reflect on in this post. My aim with this exercise is to review the definitions and evaluate why these definitions stood out to me. Definition 1 and Reflection In his book on critical thinking, to establish a core of the topic’s definition, Hughes (2000) presents a list of skills inherent in critical thinking: interpretive, reasoning, and verification. In general, I agree with this assessment on what critical thinking is, and more precisely what it entails. The need for assessing what one sees and hears is an important skill in all of life, because for me it can be very easy to misinterpret or misunderstand someone or something if I am not vigilant with assessing what the reality of a situation might be versus my reflexive unexamined assumptions. Applying reasoning to a situation or circumstance seems right to me as well for crit...