Re: [Easter ramblings]

Ejo wrote:

> What I normally do is to watch their behavior as I provide a clue.

That is a big help in a face to face environment.  Many long years ago
when I was in college I had a job [actually small enterprise] tutoring.
In that situation you can tell when you need to back up and go deeply
into some basic that you tho't they already knew -- or when you can zzom
right ahead and finish a problem [let them finish the problem]
immediately without any intermediate steps -- or when you can instead go
down some other winding road that is more complicated or unexpected and
stimulating than the original problem.  Custom suit the 'lesson' for the
makeup of the student.

> Also, some replies are like, please give me the "final numbers" or
> better said "the answer" to the assignment.

That problem is that very often "but this problem has to become more
complicated before it gets simpler."

"Don't give me the details, or how it works, just the answer."

Of course, too much detail becomes, "I wanted to know what time it is,
and you tell me how to build a clock."

Of course, time is so relative that 'there's no such thing as what time
it is, really.'

> This was my long answer for now.

See.  It's contagious.  :-)


-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin