Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Critical Thinking

TYPES OF CRITICAL THINKERS
  1. Intuitive- Resourceful, concentrates on results, and person experience. Examples; Managers, Actors, Politicians.
  2. Innovative- Problem solvers, data, and information. Example; Engineers.
  3. Imaginative- Insightful, imagination, visualize, thinks outside the box, writers and actors.
  4. Inspirational- Visionary, Courage, Social change, giving themselves. Examples; educators, writers and motivational leaders.

WAYS TO BE COME A MORE CRITICAL THINKER

  1. Find new eyes (new perspective)
  2. Accept creativity (tap into your potential)
  3. Generate Ideas (brainstorm)
  4. Overcomplexify (over-reaching is very stressful)
  5. Capitalize on your mistakes (wisdom comes with mistakes)
  6. Let it flow (engage and focus)
  7. Bounce ideas off others (talk with friends and family)
  8. Stop searching for the "right" answer (over thinking is not good)
  9. Detach self-concept (your idea is a brainchild)

Monday, March 29, 2010

Chapter 9 Notes

Being a good reader is all about;

1.) Knowing whats important.
2.) Reading right. read the most important things and summarize it.
3.) Read slowly so the information is absorbed.
4.) Take notes.
5.) Building your reading skills.
6.) Put what you read together.
7.) Make a master plan to study by!
8.) What kind of learner are you; Visual, Aural, Read/Write or Kinesthetic?

Wednesday, March 24, 2010

How I Will Be a Successful College Student

1.) I will not procrastinate!
2.) I will use my time much more wisely.
3.) I will study as hard as I have to.
4.) Continue taking good notes
5.) Chose my number one priorities first!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Dental Hygiene

Average pay:
http://www.payscale.com/research/US/Job=Dental_Hygienist/Hourly_Rate. This site looked like a good reliable safe site.

Top Dental Hygiene Schools in America:
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_dental_hygiene_schools_are_good. Wiki is usually a reliable site.

What is required for to apply for the Dental Hygiene program?
http://legacy.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/ah/dh/. The rest are reliable sites because it is the school's actual site.

The Curriculum at BCTC?
http://legacy.bluegrass.kctcs.edu/ah/dh/curriculum/

What a Dental Hygienist does?
http://www.dentalhygienists.com/what-does-a-dental-hygienist-do.html

Wednesday, February 17, 2010