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Why are Systemic and Critical thinking skills so important for an appraiser? When I was 12-years old and stupid, a two-way barefoot sprint.across a searing parking lot taught me two lessons. I had to plan ahead. And I had to be prepared to live with the consequences of my decisions. Now.most real estate appraisers are not 12-years old. So they do not sprint across infernal parking lots. But Critical and Systemic thinking skills are not part of our basic education. Consequently, these are skills we must pick up “on the job”. That can be tough, since we already have too much to worry about. Appraisals already have too many moving parts. And the point is? Most appraisers are busy now. Really busy! So maybe its time to delegate some of appraisal’s day-to-day decisions to others. Is there somebody else to take the comp photos? Does your software populate your forms with data, or must you type those data in yourself? Are your reports as well-written and persuasive as they could be?
I agree. I tell my students about criticalthinking.org because critical thinking (CT) isn’t taught in early education. But CT has helped me tremendously over the years: reviewing articles; writing appraisals; developing courses; and dissecting social media posts.
Thank you, Dr. Sam!