The document discusses teaching problem-solving skills. It explores whether problem-solving abilities can be taught and different approaches to doing so. Specifically, it examines the Productive Thinking Program from the 1960s that aimed to teach students strategies like keeping an open mind, generating many ideas, and exploring unusual solutions. Studies found that students who received training in this program performed better on novel problem-solving tasks compared to students who did not receive the training. The document thus supports that problem-solving skills can be taught, especially when programs focus on fostering useful problem-solving strategies.