Excerpt from Problem-Solving or Practice in Thinking Definite technique established. - D uring the past twenty-five years a definite technique of giving to pupils practice in problem solving or thinking has been developed in progressive American elementary schools. It is the purpose of this series of articles to acquaint more teachers with this technique so that any skilled teacher who is a good thinker may give pupils practice in prqblem solving and make them aware of the elements of skill in effective thinking. In order to show the importance and validity of the practices to be described we shall also discuss the place of problem solving in everyday life and the ways in which great problem solvers think. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.