Critical and creative thinking

Nowadays it is very common to use the internet to look for information or a topic. It is also well known that internet has a lot of sources full of information that may be give an answer to our questions, but... how do we know if that information in valid? how can we encorage students to investigate deeper and not to conform and trust on the fist thing they found or they heard? In a country as Colombia it is very difficult to try to ban this problem; students are very lazy, most of them do not like reading, they do not like to investigate. As for me, schools should implement more classes for reading compehension, the should try to look for strategies so as to make learners feel love o at least like for reading, shools should encourage students to be informed about different topics, in this way they could develop a critical perspective and also they would give different responses, the could be able to participate on debates, using their knowledge to persuade and defend their points of ...

Stereotypes: When we think of stereotypes we think of the different concepts or ideas that people abroad have about our country and culture. Most of the time those are negative, but some of them are possitive. A very common example is the idea that foreign people have of latin people; they think that we are lazy people... I think that it is true, but what they do not have into account is that if we were as lazy as they think we would not have a house for living, money for eating, paying public services, transportation and so on. For all those things that I have mentioned money is necessary and the only way for getting it is working and working hard for getting a misery salary. On the other hand, foreign people also think that we are happy people, that's true and as for me it is nice to be known as warm, easy going people.