Jennifer Anderson
Math for Elementary Teachers I
June 6, 2018
Journal #3- “An Eastern Approach to Problem Solving.”
Just like most people when struggling with a problem my first instinct is to step away from the problem. I just about try to avoid the problem as much as I can by stepping away from the problem and begin to focus on something different. Something that will get my mind on different things besides the problem I am struggling with. I become stressed, anxious, and sometimes I can get mad when I am not able to work things out. When reading the article “An Eastern Approach of Problem Solving,” the technique that was used came as a surprise for me. As Stigler mentioned here in America we are all used to it