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What I would prefer, is somebody who tries to figure it out themselves, even if it takes more time ... just maybe I don't have the answers and would like somebo

• collyw 10y ago
  I think there is a balance somewhere.
  • msl09 10y ago
    I once talked to a teacher about that problem. He told me that most of the time it's hard to tell what is the right balance between giving the answer or pointing towards the answer, if you do it too early you kill the opportunity for some one to improve their knowledge acquisition process or simply their cognitive ability to reason about a complex subject(or more often, a subject they are not familiar with). However, if you intervene too late you can make a student go on his way for too looking for an answer that's too complex(for the time frame given to solve the problem) or that's in wrong direction(like trying to optimize a small part of a project that's not all that important) or even more commonly, the student can remain oblivious regarding a shortcut that can make his life a lot easier. I always think of those problems when dealing with a new intern and I'm still unsure on how to deal with it, but one thing I'm starting to understand is that different people have different personalities(that are constantly changing), so they require different approaches at different moments
  • ricksplat 10y ago
    Indeed there is, and I'm just providing a counterbalancing opinion. As the man says "there is no silver bullet".