9 yr old: What times 11 is 121?
Me:
Her: 11?
Me:
Her: 12?
Me:
Her: You aren't going to tell me are you?
Me: *smile*
Her: 11.
Me: Sure? Why?
Her: bc 11x10 is 110.
Me: and?
Her: 110 + 11 is 121.
Me: *smile*
Her: You were no help at all.
#tmwyk
Replying to @MathEdProfLane
This is the essence of enlightened and effective pedagogy. To the enlightened and effective pedagogue, the only thing that matters is engendering persistent understanding; even the most refined and elaborated techniques are merely means to this end. It is never about you.
11:21 PM - 11 Mar 2019
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