Can you really think?

There's been a flurry of discussion among professors lately about teaching students to "think critically." What's that? Well, it means something a little different from one prof to the next, but basically it means teaching you to analyze a situation, including the data if any, judge the validity of facts or opinions you hear, come up with a solution to the problem or a position on the issue, and defend it well. Case studies in business and law are an examples of methods used to do that. Does it work? You tell me. Do you think critically, or just accept what's thown at you like you do when you watch Jersey Shores? If you graduate without being able to think for yourself, are you really an educated person? Think about it (critically)!