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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My favorite image that helps parents understand this:

Three children are at separate tables trying to build a straight tower of blocks. A judge is outside, but can't see the effort and is told to award the best, straightest tower when he goes in.

One child has a parent helping them create the perfect stack and they are done very quickly and leave.

The second child stacks a few and they fall. Tries again, and they fall, gets pretty close to the top, and they fall. When time's up, the child has a semi-straight stack of about half of the blocks.

The third child builds a bridge, knocks it down; builds a pyramid, knocks it down; builds a semi-circled wall, knocks it down; builds a tower, knocks it down; and when time is up the blocks are scattered across the table.

The children leave. The judge comes in and awards first place to the first child.

[b]What did each child learn?[/quote][/b]

You win some, you lose some and it's not always fair :wink:

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