Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Today. Iam now in a Critical Thinking and Problem Solving class and Iam not really sure what we are doing. Sometimes it seems like this class has definitions for things that are obvious just so that you have to learn them and spend time studying. I dont know though, I think I am just beating this class down; it must have some sort of value for thinking or learning that I have not seen yet. Last night my roommate and I watched an episode of the show "24". It is the fourth season and it was a good one.
The other day someone mentioned a coffee shop that had closed down nearby the college and mentioned buying it out and making it like an outreach to the community. It seems like it would be really cool to make it a business that had a cool place to hang out and could employ a lot of the college students or give people good jobs and the customer a good product and service. I dont really even like coffee but wondered about opening it up. If you have any ideas please give me a call.
Tyler