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I've been quite curious how to "divide and conquer" the problem by weaponizing the bored genius into teaching the perplexed and lagging. It may save teacher tim

• nequo 3y ago
  Upper-year students often work as teaching assistants which is something to this effect. That is, if they hold tutoring sessions or office hours and not just do grading.
• skeeter2020 3y ago
  >> by weaponizing the bored genius into teaching the perplexed and lagging. This seems like a great idea but should be used very sparingly. Your "bored genius" isn't necessarily a great teacher, and that's not their job anyway. I've found you're better to give them more challenging options. If they want to be bored that's on them; if they pursue it they'll likely do it independently.
  • agumonkey 3y ago
    I agree but there's a huge value in showing them how diverse can brains be. As a smart person, it's very important that they tame their own needs and open their mind a bit too. That said, making them chasing challenges is also a great thing.
• latency-guy2 3y ago
  > It may save teacher time for teaching the middle group while also teaching the genius what it is to explain something so intuitive to someone who doesn't. So, really no benefit for the genius and all the benefit for the weaker ones and the teacher who does not have to run their patience thin. No, I think giving the genius a challenge that they came for is the best way to go about it. If you have none, that's fine, let the genius discover things on their own, they were almost certainly doing so anyways and its best to not get in their way.