About Tregoe Education Forum About the Tregoe Education Forum. In 1993, Dr. Tregoe founded the Tregoe education forum as a non-profit organization to promote the learning of these skills in schools, giving students the tools they need to function in a global community. The Tregoe Education Forum is dedicated to providing proven methods to help students, teachers and administrators and their communities in dealing with the demands of a rapidly changing world that requires increasing effectiveness in problem solving and decision making, continuous learning and the ability to work together. Our Basic Beliefs. The ability to solve problems and make decisions is necessary for handling the challenges in our personal lives in the workplace, and as citizens.
Problem solving and decision making are skills.
Like any skill, they must be taught, practiced and applied. The processes of problem solving, decision making and continuous learning have more to do with asking the right questions than with providing the right answers. The ability to continuously learn is essential in dealing with a changing world. All students, regardless of education level, achievement or background, have the need, the capacity and the right to learn these skills Learning to work effectively with others is necessary preparation for dealing with the realities of today. Skills are best reinforced for students when modeled by parents, teachers an administrators.