I leaned into the idea of PBL as a method for further developing critical thinking skills. It forces a student to tear down the problem into its parts in order to build up a solution. For example, if a company is financially unstable, you need to look at a variety of components to understand how they got there before devising a solution in getting out; e.g.is it a lack of revenue, do they have too much debt, COGs too high, etc. I like to think of it as reverse engineering or deconstructing. This can't be the only method of instruction, but it is a tool in helping students to have a better understanding of the material.
