The Black Dot, What Do You See?

 For seven years, I was privileged to be an associate professor at two Christian universities.  What you are about to review is an example of a lesson I would present to my students.  Privileged to instruct and influence minds, I was even fortunate to have two Deans who specifically asked me to introduce the discipline of “critical thinking” to the students.  The Deans well understood the educational system was failing miserably preparing young adults to think critically about their world; no longer engaging them to look for answers outside the normal, predictable methods becoming so common place in academia.  My charge was: “Get the students to think…get the students off of their lazy perches and begin to challenge their thoughts, opinion, and preconceived ideas.  Do not have them just study to pass an exam, but challenge them to learn on the way.”  What you are about to read is the type of exercise I would give them to complete in class in a timed session.