Each was comfortable only with its owner and could not be near another person, not even momentarily, unless its owner was present. Dogs could be with other dogs, however. The crossing would have been impossible except that Lisa's dog had attended a first-rate obedience school and knew how to operate the boat. No other dogs were that well educated. Solving Strategies employs cooperative learning techniques and encourages students to work together.
Anxiety decreases as students discuss and share their ideas.
They also build written portfolios of their work that form the basis for their assessment. You'll find yourself evaluating how your students think from a comprehensive perspective. Some problems and explanations have been clarified, either visually or in the text, and some explanations and examples have been expanded or added. New steps in sequences of solution figures have been highlighted so students can follow solutions more easily. References to notes in the text have been highlighted so they're easier to see.