Lesson 1: I Exercise Critical Thinking During Decision Making

1. Explain why life is meaningful

2. Develop important personal skills that can help in decision making

3. Enhance relationship skills that can facilitate personal growth and development

4. Discuss why the family is a primary relationship

5. Be able to carefully and seriously study and review the various life options when making decisions, most especially those concerning family issues found in the different media forms such as news articles, films, TV programs, social networks, etc.

6. Initiate family activities where relevant family concerns and issues can be shared

Critical thinking is not simply intended to develop skills in reasoning and logic. It does not only refer to a measure of one’s intellectual capacities. Rather, it is an attitude that a person can develop and nurture in one’s self to help him or her understand the various personal issues he or she encounters and to appropriately respond to him or her in ways that are productive. Thus, it creates more time for self-reflection, it prepares the self to be ready to handle different challenges that come in life, it encourages the person to maintain an open and objective way of looking and evaluating situations, and it ushers in the motivation to perform one’s tasks.

VOCABULARY

disposition – one’s mental attitude or outlook

autumn – one of the four temperate seasons; marks the transition from summer into winter

depict – portray in words; describe

rural – relating to the countryside rather than the town/city

crossroad – an intersection of two or more roads

essential – extremely important

maximize – make the best of

nurture – to feed

gratitude – thankful

impulsive – to act hurriedly without thinking

counsel – to give advise

grasp – to understand

1. Self-knowledge Skills: this refers to the set of skills that is very valuable because we learn more about ourselves.

2. Problem-solving Skills: this set of skills reminds you of your ability to overcome difficulties and conflicts in your life.

3. Communication Skills: these skills refer to the effectiveness of conveying your thoughts and ideas to others.

4. Living Skills: these basic living skills refer to those skills that help you cope up with life’s challenges and at the

same time, handle the opportunities that present themselves.