I remember back in highschool, getting to the end of a chapter in my textbook and coming across the reading response questions. The final question was labeled critical thinking and was always a lot more difficult than the prior question. These assignments pushed me to despise the concept of critical thinking early on in my time as a student. I often find myself reading a text that is more advanced, thinking I can read as quickly as I would a novel and end up not comprehending a word of the text. Sometime it is a good tactic to read line by line making sure you understand if one is not accustomed to advanced text. While this strategy takes a lot more time, it can sometimes be the most effective way to mull through a difficult text. Dillard’s
