ASSIGNMENT 1 • JANUARY
Open your first case
What is the reported problem, and what might be missing?
INVESTIGATE →PROBLEM SOLVER TRAINING
The Dewey Fairchild Reading Challenge
This is not a race through pages. It is a trip through the office. Pick a case, notice what everyone thinks the problem is, then look for what changes once Dewey starts investigating.
CLARA’S ROUTING SLIP
Choose the next drawer.
Every route below leads into permanent material from Dewey’s office. No marketing fog machine required.
THE WHOLE CASE LOAD
Three books. One office.
Parent problems become teacher problems. Teacher problems become sibling problems. Dewey keeps learning that the visible complaint is rarely the entire case.
TWELVE MONTHS • TWELVE ASSIGNMENTS
Clara’s case calendar
Choose any month. No signup or account. Progress stays on this device, and completing an assignment means you actually did the reading and thinking.
ASSIGNMENT 2 • FEBRUARY
The parent problem
What would the parent say if Dewey interviewed them?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 3 • MARCH
Evidence room
Which detail is evidence, and which is an assumption?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 4 • APRIL
Clara’s notes
What clue would you save in the office file?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 5 • MAY
School rules
Can a reasonable goal be implemented badly?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 6 • JUNE
Sibling negotiations
What do the siblings actually want in common?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 7 • JULY
The weird case
Why does an absurd detail matter to the story?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 8 • AUGUST
Try, learn, revise
What should Dewey change after the first solution fails?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 9 • SEPTEMBER
Teacher division
What would the teacher say about this problem?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 10 • OCTOBER
Mystery file
What happened before the obvious problem appeared?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 11 • NOVEMBER
Family debrief
Whose perspective changed the case?
INVESTIGATE →ASSIGNMENT 12 • DECEMBER
Close the case
What would you do differently next time?
INVESTIGATE →This is a playful office certificate, not a credential. No personal details are collected.