It is so tempting to point out each misstep
As they make it
And yet, utterly demoralizing for the student
You must let them flounder
Flounder and find their way
Standing in your absolute conviction they can get it
It seems so simple to just give them the answer
But that would side-step the learning process
Imagine the confidence they will have in themselves when they get it right all by themselves
Making things easy for our student never helps them
And making things too hard is also destructive
When to step in and when to be silent
That's art
Photo by Gez Xavier Mansfield