After our webmeeting and course materials this week on promoting critical thinking, please answer the following prompt for Blog Post #4.
It could be argued that it is much easier to give a student the information they need rather than have them think for themselves and get to the answer on their own. Why is critical thinking so important in our clinical instruction and education? What do you feel is the best way to promote critical thinking in dental hygiene education and why? How do you see yourself utilizing this technique? What do you foresee as challenges to promoting critical thinking and how could you overcome those challenges?