A500.1.5.RB_Andrzejewski

Intellectual Perseverance Blog
MSLD 500 ERAU MBAA
by Melissa Andrzejewski
Applying the SEE-I process to describing intellectual perseverance helps to formulate critical thinking and encourages a better understanding of a topic.  SEE-I also helps to clearly communicate your thoughts with others.    
Noisich, G.M. (2012) describes the SEE-I process as the following:
S:  State it. 
E:  Elaborate [explain it more fully, in your own words]  “In other words, …”
E:  Exemplify [gie a good example]  “For example, …”
I:  Illustrate [give an illustration:  maybe a metaphor, a simile, an analogy, a diagram, a concept map, and so forth]  “It’s like, …”
To begin we state the definition of intellectual perseverance as described in the assignment.   
Valuable Intellectual Traits (2014) defines intellectual perseverance as the following: 
Having a consciousness of the need to use intellectual insights and truths in spite of difficulties, obstacles, and frustrations; firm adherence to rational principles despite the irrational opposition of others; a sense of the need to struggle with confusion and unsettled questions over an extended period of time to achieve deeper understanding or insight.
In other words, intellectual perseverance is act of knowingly applying rational thought and thinking critically about things despite distractions and difficulties.   
For example, if an accident investigator is working to find the reason behind a controlled flight into terrain fatality based upon evidence and circumstances, they may feel constrained by time or a lack of evidence to find a reasonable answer.  Despite these difficulties and constraints and the distractions of un-knowledgeable opinions and news reports, the investigator will persevere and continue to search for the answer through critical thinking and research until they can come to a definitive answer.  They will then be able to conclusively state their findings with the confidence that they applied rational thinking and did not give up or come to a conclusion in haste.    
Allow me to illustrate.  Intellectual perseverance is like a surfer waiting for a big wave and allowing the unwanted waves to pass by, despite the other people around him that are chasing those waves and shouting encouragement for him to catch them as well, and then applying his knowledge of the ocean to patiently wait and choose the right wave to catch.    
Intellectual perseverance will be important as I progress in my studies because, when I reach a learning plateau due to fatigue or frustration, I can remind myself to use the knowledge and skills that I have learned to apply to the task at hand and to ignore the temptation to just do what is needed to get by.  I can remind myself to take a break and reset my thinking so that I can think critically about the topic at hand and use the resources available to me until I have found a thorough understanding of the topic and can apply it to completing the work.  I can find value in the deeper learning rather than rote memorization to maximize on my experience as a student and to not waste the valuable time, effort and money that I am investing into my MBAA.      
When I think of a good leader, I expect that they will show intellectual perseverance through example.  I also look to a good leader to encourage those that they are teaching or mentoring to do the same.  A good leader will enable their students with the tools that they need to potentially grow beyond their teacher and to achieve their maximum potential.  A good leader continues to be a good mentor and can lead from behind and offer continual guidance and mentorship.  A good leader makes themselves available and does not allow ego to get in the way of passing along knowledge and understanding through teaching and mentorship.  Finally, a good leader never stops learning and remembers that we are all students on this Earth.    
   
References:
Nosich, G. M. (2012). Learning to think things through: A guide to critical thinking across the curriculum (4th edition). Boston, MA: Pearson.

Valuable Intellectual Traits.  (2014). Retrieved June 17, 2017, from http://www.criticalthinking.org/pages/valuable-intellectual-traits/528

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