Book review | Students: Who Connects Your Dots?: A Complete Course on Critical Thinking

by ReadersMagnet | May 1, 2024 | Book Review | 0 Comments

The brain is a mighty organ in our bodies. It functions in every waking moment and when we close our eyes and have blissful dreams.

In our modern era, technology has made almost every information we need for our daily activities and goals readily accessible. Thanks to gadgets that fit in our hands, we can carry this wealth of knowledge with us. With just a few clicks or taps on a screen, we can delve into any topic that piques our interest. 

Jill Fandrich‘s book Students: Who Connects Your Dots?: A Complete Course on Critical Thinking – a winner of ReadersMagnet’s RMazing Bonanza Season 9 Level 3 – is a timely guide in our information-saturated world. It underscores the vital role of critical thinking skills, particularly in today’s society, where we are bombarded with instant information. In a world where knowledge is at our fingertips, we must be cautious not to be swayed by everything we find online.

Discerning What Is Real and Its Opposite

It is every person’s right to have access to education. Still, it is also each individual’s responsibility that if and when they do, they will know how to utilize it to the fullest to live a successful life while sharing their critical thinking skills with others. While the book is targeted toward students, everything that Jill shares in her work can be applied to working professionals and anyone else seeking to gain more knowledge in a way that makes all the information they obtain credible.

At the start of Students: Who Connects Your Dots?, Jill emphasizes the importance of critical thinking skills when making decisions and that people should do so efficiently and in a manner that benefits themselves and others. Making decisions is crucial because, at times, one wrong choice can lead to a lifetime of regret. Jill shares vital questions and concepts that everyone should remember during decision-making moments. 

Students: Who Connects Your Dots? is a comprehensive guide to developing and enhancing critical thinking skills. From gathering unbiased information to discerning fact from hearsay, this book is a valuable resource for anyone looking to sharpen their critical thinking abilities.

The Optimal Way to Shape Your Mind

A well-known quote states, “We are what we think. All that we are arises from our thoughts. With our thoughts, we make the world.” This could not be more accurate, as what is in our minds, who made us think that way, where we got the ideas from, and many other factors that contribute to a person’s experience all matter because they influence our perspective and overall quality of life.

In Students: Who Connects Your Dots?, we can gain insight into the power that media has over our lives and how they can change how the world sees a certain subject by sharing knowledge with us, especially by influencing stories and more.

Aside from the media, our environment also significantly impacts how a person perceives everything around them. By environment, the author refers to the people that every individual associates with, such as family, friends, and personal experiences in an individual’s journey through life.

But most of all, the best and most important part of Jill Fandrich, PharmD’s book is that it emphasizes how each person can change how their minds are programmed by constantly seeking and prioritizing facts and gathering information without any bias. 

In life, there can be noises all around us. What matters is how you absorb or react to it and have the proper critical thinking skills to discern between right and wrong, which are factual and false. 

For people who seek to sharpen their minds, specifically their critical thinking skills, Students: Who Connects Your Dots?: A Complete Course on Critical Thinking is the one to pick up. Jill Fandrich has written a thorough guide for students to succeed in their education, careers, and all other aspects of their lives.  Purchase a copy of this enlightening self-help book on ReadersMagnet Bookstore, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble.