tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035207.post116304659734607262..comments2023-06-27T05:31:25.198-07:00Comments on Bathtub Adventurer: When the Dog Bites, When the Bee StingsNorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14439557611640319928noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035207.post-1163173877705307242006-11-10T07:51:00.000-08:002006-11-10T07:51:00.000-08:00Fielding random questions is one of the most dange...Fielding random questions is one of the most dangerous moments in teaching, I find. The desire to seem omniscient in front of a somewhat captive audience is incredibly hard to overcome. Then again, nothing keeps you up at night like the knowledge that you tried to answer a question that you had no business answering... and got it wrong.<BR/><BR/>"Hey, if one isn't a prime number, what kind of number is it? What's zero?"<BR/><BR/>"When did wars start?"<BR/><BR/>"If drugs are bad, why do people use them?"<BR/><BR/>"During the revolutionary war, how were the families of soldiers who died notified?"<BR/><BR/>Oh, the temptation to guess...<BR/><BR/>I usually fall back on,<BR/><BR/>"I'm not really sure. I think it might be ___. Next time we're in the computer lab, why don't I help you do some research to try to find out?"...or, "That sounds like a good question to start an independent research project on. If you get some information, let me know."<BR/><BR/>Oh, but they look so disappointed when I don't know. <BR/><BR/>I'm not omnipotent, either, turns out...<BR/><BR/>mseesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09456222851074980254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035207.post-1163134640318980492006-11-09T20:57:00.000-08:002006-11-09T20:57:00.000-08:00That is the best picture I have seen about this wh...That is the best picture I have seen about this whole election stuff. Hilarious.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035207.post-1163119682840395972006-11-09T16:48:00.000-08:002006-11-09T16:48:00.000-08:00You've got it right. There's a problem when I mak...You've got it right. There's a problem when I make people read my favorite books and fail to make them like them, however.luolinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00213308635831376287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035207.post-1163091778088461572006-11-09T09:02:00.000-08:002006-11-09T09:02:00.000-08:00What a great metaphor! You are such a pip! :O)What a great metaphor! You are such a pip! :O)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6035207.post-1163087099856331452006-11-09T07:44:00.000-08:002006-11-09T07:44:00.000-08:00yeah! it is the greatest high!!yeah! it is the greatest high!!momeesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12775285773374502897noreply@blogger.com