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Daily Archives: December 1, 2013

How Old Is The Shepherd?

PedagogyBy Robert KaplinskyDecember 1, 2013137 Comments

How do you think 32 eighth grade students would respond to this nonsensical question: “There are 125 sheep and 5 dogs in a flock.  How old is the shepherd?”*  Take a guess as to what percentage of them would give a numerical answer and then watch the video below:   Of the 32 students I…

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