> I am not saying this as a criticism of the recent discussion. But frankly I
> have always hated brain teasers. It makes me just cringe to see them. For
> instance, I read all of Discover magazine except for the last page, which is
> a brain teaser... And I consider myself a problem-solver! Wonder why I
> dislike them so much? What does this say about me as an instructor? Couldn't
> stand comic strips too.
>
> Molly Straight, MA
Molly's reaction struck a cord with me, in that I have been wondering what
the instructional use of brain teasers would be? I will (hopefully) be
teaching an Intro Psych course here at UNC next year, and had thought of
using the previous hat brain teaser, but couldn't think of what it would
be used to demonstrate. Any suggestions/ideas?
Thanks,
Matt Raney
