According to Gary Colombo, “starting college can be a daunting experience.” (Gary Colombo, p. 1). Colombo also writes about how stressful it can be for students knowing it's their first time away from home and they have to deal with real-world stress and have independence. Colombo also explains that students will need to use their brains to think critically and think outside the box. Colombo mentions that “culture shapes the way we think; it tells us what “makes sense”” (Colombo, p. 3). Colombo explains that “starting college can be a daunting experience” (Colombo, p.1). That there will be more peer pressure and increased expectations that you never faced during your high school years. “In the dormitories, you may find yourself among people whose backgrounds make them seem foreign and inaccessible” (Colombo, p.1). Colombo also states, “If you commute, you may struggle with a feeling of isolation that you have never faced before” (Colombo, p. 1). Colombo also asks in his article “Thinking critically, challenging cultural myths”: “What to do? Do instructors mean when they tell you to think critically? » (Colombo, p. 2). In this paragraph, Colombo wants to let the student know that the college instructors are going to allow him to use his own mind and think outside the box. That is, “a critical thinker cultivates the ability to imagine and see one's own values. Then he strengthens, refines, expands or reshapes his ideas in light of these other perspectives” (Colombo, p. 2). Colombo also states that being “a critical thinker is an active learner, someone with the ability to shape, not just absorb, knowledge” (Colombo, p. 2). Colombo believes that...... middle of paper... ...good reading of Colombo's "Thinking Critically, Challenging Cultural Myths". I agree with a lot of the ideas he believes in. Colombo believes that "starting college can be a daunting experience" (Colombo, p. 1), that instructors want you to think critically, that instructors want you to think outside the box, Colombo also states that "the culture shapes the way we think; he tells us what “makes sense” (Colombo, p. 3). I also agree with Colombo's statement that “cultural myths can also have more subtle effects” (Colombo, p. 4). I hope you agree with some of these statements, but keep an open and free mind. Works Cited Colombo, Gary. “Think critically and challenge cultural myths. » Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing.Ed. Gary Colombo, ed. Robert Cullen and Ed. Bonnie Lisle. 8th ed. Boston: Bedford/Saint-Martin, 2010. 1-6. Print