Saturday, March 6, 2010

Think in a Problem-solving way

"The crocodile pit activity will take 45mins,"Shah's powerpoint slide indicated. "The learning outcome is creative problem solving."

We all have problems that centre on typical, everyday kids of conflicts and unsatisfied needs and/or desires. That's natural. While we may want to neighbour to keep the corridor tidy, an adolescent may want an unobtainable date, anda 4-year-old may cry for a toy he can't have.

What's different about all these "wants"is how each person tries to obtain them.

As a leader, i have discovered that people who can think in a problem-solving way are more likely to find success and are better adjusted socially than those who cannot think that way, or who haven't yet learned to.

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