tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29868932.post3571891710609723600..comments2024-02-14T22:50:48.749+10:30Comments on Bill Kerr: meta-dialogues are hard to establishBill Kerrhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00206808014093631762noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29868932.post-79343910312415564482008-05-22T10:58:00.000+09:302008-05-22T10:58:00.000+09:30The Monty Python skit that came to mind for me was...The Monty Python skit that came to mind for me was the "dead bird" one where the store owner insisted it was alive. :)<BR/><BR/>Yeah, it does sound like what you were running into was psychological. No one in the class wanted to look "dumb" by admitting they had tripped up on an easy question, so they picked questions that they figured would be hard not just to them, but to their other classmates as well. So everybody would be equally stumped.<BR/><BR/>I think asking what they thought would be hard for other students was a good idea. It takes them out of their own insecurities enough that they can talk about things that are uncomfortable to them.<BR/><BR/>It's like that joke I sometimes hear about of a guy who walks into a store or talks to a friend about a problem they're having--except they say it's a "friend", "brother", or "sister" who has the problem. ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com