Early in my teaching, I started noticing the same thing happening in almost every class.
I’d finish working through an example, turn to my students, and ask, “Does that make sense?”
Most of the time, I’d get a room full of nods. Great, I thought. We’re ready to move on.
Then I’d give them a similar problem to work on by themselves.
Almost immediately, someone would raise a hand.
“Where do I start?”
“I don’t know what to do next.”
I remember thinking, We just worked through a problem like this together. What changed?
