Billy always walks to Kindergarten. His mom always picks him up at school after Kindergarten on her way home from work. One day, mom asks Billy to walk home from Kindergarten by himself. Billy insists he does not know how to walk home from Kindergarten -- he only knows how to walk to Kindergarten. Which cognitive operation does Billy apparently lack?

Why does c. wright mills identify critical thinking as one of the most important criteria for the development of intellectual craftsmanship? why is constantly being aware of the biased nature of your reactions and interactions (what c. wright mills calls self-reflexive) key to the development of that critical thinking? finally, why is keeping a file important, how can it lean to intellectual curiosity which can foster critical thinking and to develop a keen analytical mind?