# More Summer Reading

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**Created:** [July 9, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://plc.pd.vex.com/t/more-summer-reading/1802 "2025-07-09T13:46:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jason\_McKenna](https://plc.pd.vex.com/letter_avatar/jason_mckenna/32/6_22734026db12803ebb3e059622ac3534.png) [@Jason\_McKenna](https://plc.pd.vex.com/u/Jason_McKenna)\
**Post date:** [July 9, 2025, 1:46pm UTC](https://plc.pd.vex.com/t/more-summer-reading/1802/1 "2025-07-09T13:46:52Z")

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One of my favorite articles we write every year is our [Summer Reading](https://pd.vex.com/insights/summer-reading-2025) PD+ Insights post. This year’s reading list is again great. After a discussion with our education team this week, I would like to add one more book to the list: [What If?: Building Students’ Problem-Solving Skills Through Complex Challenges](https://www.amazon.com/What-If-Building-Problem-Solving-Challenges/dp/1416626417)

I love this book. @Aimee_DeFoe wrote a [terrific article and post](https://plc.pd.vex.com/t/helping-younger-students-define-the-problem-creatively/1365) about the book that I highly encourage you to check out.

I think this topic is more pertinent now than ever. In the age of AI, we know that many routine (and even non-routine) tasks are going to be automated. Therefore, preparing our students how to approach large, open-ended problems while also fostering their creativity, is always important, has arguably never been more important than right now.

Read the book. Or, schedule a 1-1 with a member of the team. Or, continue the discussion here in the community. Either way, let’s work together through the complex challenge of improving our students’ problem-solving skills.