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Bellerophon versus Don Quixote

Bellerophon versus Don Quixote

by MathPickle | Oct 6, 2016 | Teaching Technique Discussion | 1 comment

When presented with a tough challenge a majority of our students charge right in. They see a computation and charge! We’ll call this majority the Quixotic Problem Solvers. The worst offenders solve one thing and instead of trying to generalize or to take steps...

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