The demands of «the human spirit for the time
include authentic understandings, many of them rooted in the Gospels and in the deepest Christian intellectual traditions, about the nature of human existents.
Not exact matches
If we already presuppose, then, that the theistic religious language employed by the Christian witness in authorizing faith in God's love as our
authentic self -
understanding can be metaphysically justified, we can say — as I, in fact, have already been saying — that ultimate reality
includes not only the self and others but also the encompassing whole of reality that theists refer to when they use the name «God.»
The typology
includes logical problems, algorithmic problems, story problems (which have underlying algorithms with a story wrapper that amounts to an algorithmic problem), rule - using problems, decision - making problems (e.g., cost - benefit analysis), troubleshooting (systematically diagnosing a fault and eliminating a problem space), diagnosis - solution problems (characteristic of medical school and involving small groups
understanding the problem, researching different possible causes, generating hypotheses, performing diagnostic tests, and monitoring a treatment to restore a goal state), strategic performance, case analysis (characteristic of law or business school and involving adapting tactics to support an overall strategy and reflecting on
authentic situations), design problems, and dilemmas (such as global warming, which are complex and involve competing values and which may have no obvious solutions).
The typology
includes: logical problems, algorithmic problems, story problems (which are algorithmic problems with a story wrapper), «rule - using» problems, decision - making problems (e.g., cost - benefit analysis), troubleshooting (systematically diagnosing a fault, eliminating a problem space), «diagnosis - solution» problems (characteristic of medical school, which involve small groups
understanding the problem, researching different possible causes, generating hypotheses, performing diagnostic tests, and monitoring a treatment to restore a goal state), strategic - performance, case analysis (characteristic of law or business school, which involve adapting tactics to support an overall strategy and reflecting on
authentic situations), design problems, and dilemmas (such as global warming, which are complex and involve competing values, and which may have no solutions).
Examples of the instructional and democratic citizenship benefits of developing these economic reasoning skills in students
include: sharpening critical thinking and critical literacy skills; entertaining multiple perspectives; better
understanding current events; laying the groundwork for
authentic discussions and civil debates; casting informed votes; and making students» thinking explicit for assessment purposes.
My students
understand that they are entering a profession that requires significant preparation, and have dedicated themselves to a comprehensive and thorough course of study that
includes theory, practice and
authentic field experiences over an extended period of time.
Through the skill of reading facial expressions,
including the micro and macro signals of emotion, along with a structured approach to managing nonverbal information, we can achieve a deeper
understanding of others, elicit more information, and create an environment for
authentic communication.