New Class, New Hope

So I started class number four at the University of Phoenix yesterday. This time it is MGT 350: Critical Thinking. In this class, I get a crash course in how to examine all the possibilities before making a decision. I'm going to be educated on how to make educated decisions. Yippee!

I do have some excitement for this class. Barbara (our instructor) seems to be a lot like Charlotte, who taught the class on Management Theory two classes ago, except she has a lot more excitable enthusiasm. I say "excitable" enthusiasm because Charlotte did have a lot of enthusiasm for the course she was teaching. She obviously believed very strongly in the principles she was teaching, and she made a very good effort to make sure we were as involved in participating in the class as she was involved in teaching it. Barbara on the other hand has a lot more visible emotion. She is much more animated and just as enthusiastic about the course topic.

I really think I'm going to struggle with the coursework in this class. I've never been one to think critically. I make a lot of decisions based on what I think I've heard or seen rather than actually researching the information. I use a lot of fallacies in my arguments, and despite the book saying that using emotions to think critically is acceptable, I feel that I am way too emotional with most decisions.

So anyway, I'm excited, and I think I'll enjoy the class, even if I struggle with the classwork.