Future Problem Solvers
Texas Future Problem Solvers (TFPS): (8th Grade)
In this one semester course, students participate in four-member teams to research and apply the six step TFPS process to at least three different topics. Students are asked to analyze an imagined future and must tackle social, scientific, political, economic or technological issues. Teams explore challenges as they refine their critical and creative thinking skills, focus on one problem area to solve, produce solution ideas, generate criteria to evaluate their solution ideas and determine the best action plan. Students develop generating and focusing skills while working cooperatively and collaboratively in groups.
Prerequisite: The student must be identified as gifted and talented (G/T).