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50 Years of ERIC
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Bagby, Janet; Sulak, Tracey – Montessori Life: A Publication of the American Montessori Society, 2009
Problem solving allows students to use what they know to achieve a goal when no solution is apparent. Traditional educational models evolved from an earlier system, based on rote memorization and designed to produce employees for industry. The workforce of tomorrow must move beyond rote learning by both applying current knowledge and using…
Descriptors: Rote Learning, Prior Learning, Problem Solving, Teaching Methods