rgarlikov

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by rgarlikov 11y ago
Yes, the questions are logically leading. That is pointed out as what the method is about. That particular question was just to get the discussion started so we could get into "aliens with two fingers" to make it fun for the stu
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by rgarlikov 11y ago
This was about one lesson, and yes that lesson needs reinforcement. But part of that was being done by those students who were inspired to try it with other mathematical "bases", such as base 3 -- a system with 3 digits. Also, in
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by rgarlikov 11y ago
It will work in a large group IF most of the people in the group are as attentive to the responses of (and to) others as they would be to their own responses and to responses to them. That is often, but not always, the case. And as others
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by rgarlikov 11y ago
There IS a difference between using the method to teach a receptive learner who wants to understand the logic of the topic, and using it to try to change someone's mind. Socrates did make many enemies because he was often trying to ch
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by rgarlikov 11y ago
I used the method in large groups and it has worked well for me, but there are other (psychological) elements you have to employ to make it do that. I have not been able to get it to work well with asynchronous online classes, however, beca
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by rgarlikov 11y ago
Thank you. Correct, the method is not claimed to be foolproof, but just a good method for many students, and it works well in large groups, often even better than with one student at a time, because if someone gets stuck, others have ideas