Real-life problems are open-ended, typic'ly, But we can solve them with some strategy. With the tools and rules between you and me, There must be fifty ways to work a problem. We'll divide and conquer till we cut it down to size; We'll make a model and visualize. We'll use computers when it seems wise- There must be fifty ways to work a problem! Chorus: Just say what's known, Joan, and what's to find, Caroline. What rings a bell, Nell, to what we've done? Make a plan, Stan, follow it through, Sue, Try to extend, Ken, and we'll be done! Sometimes the key is askin' what something means; Sometimes analogies or an inductive scheme -- Sometimes on our own, sometimes in a team, There must be fifty ways to work a problem. We'll explore the context, then try a guess- If our first try won't fly, we won't get depressed, We'll find a way that works, there may not be one that's "best" Of the fifty ways to work a problem! (Repeat chorus twice) |