Sunday, June 3, 2012

Daily Kos: Imagine you are in a classroom

Daily Kos: Imagine you are in a classroom:


Imagine you are in a classroom

the teacher asks as question.  The answer the student gives is not what is expected.
What should happen next?
The answer is, it all depends.
Perhaps the teacher should ask WHY the student gave that answer.
It may be the student has a misconception that by asking for clarification the teacher can help correct that misconception immediately.
It is also possible that the way the question was asked pointed the student in the wrong direction, or was misleading.  By clarifying the question (perhaps restating it) the student can be guided torwards the correct