I find that no matter the age of my students, many are lacking in critical thinking skills. Often they can't apply reason to a problem to figure out a solution -- for example, if a knob is missing on a piece of equipment, but there are 5 other removeable knobs that are exactly the same on that same piece of equipment, how can you figure out what the setting is on the control that's missing a knob? Beyond the technical skills they need to do the job, they need problem solving skills. How do other instructors address this issue?
