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Problem-Solving Takes Practice – Teacher’s Corner

February 17, 2026 7:00 pm

Teacher’s Corner

Teachers: You can use the prompts below by having students work individually on a real problem they think of OR by having the class work collectively (or in small groups) on a single problem(s) that you provide.

The prompts below can be used for writing about, discussing, or practicing problem-solving. 

1. Think of a problem that you need to solve—something that bothers you or isn’t working as well as it should OR Consider this problem (if you are providing the problem).

2. How do you know about this problem? Is your information about the problem likely to be accurate?

3. What do you think might solve the problem?

4. How can you test whether you are right?

5. What do you need to see happening to know this problem is solved or nearly solved?

1. For middle or high school parenting or child development courses:
   • Use the blog for discussion topics
   • Require students to research the topics and agree or disagree with what the blog is suggesting.
2. For all courses, especially English Language Arts:

• Use the blog for writing prompts for paragraphs, theme papers, journal entries, class starters, etc. Have students read the blog and respond to:
• Do you agree with what is being said about kids? Do kids really act, think or feel that way?
• Do you agree with what is being said about parents, grandparents, teachers and child caregivers? Do or should they act, think or feel that way?
• What would be your advice on this topic?
• What was left out of this article?
• If you were a parent, would you use any of this information? How?

Why can this blog be a useful teaching tool?

• Students that see connections between their coursework and their lives do better in school.
• Most students will either be parents one day or have children in their lives that they care about, so the topical information can help them build their knowledge about children and parenting and develop a positive image of the type of parenting they want to do.
• The new core literacy standards adopted by most states call for frequent writing in all courses.
• Newly developed end-of-course assessments to be used by many states will require that students demonstrate that they can think critically. These prompts help students practice critical thinking.
• Newly developed end-of-course assessments to be used by many states will require that students demonstrate that they can analyze what they read. These prompts help students practice analysis.

Posted by Dr. Mom's Team

Categories: School, Teaching

Tags: child development classes, classroom discussion, classroom writing, family and consumer sciences, feelings, learning, lesson planning, parenting classes, school, teachers

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