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<blockquote data-quote="snaphappy" data-source="post: 162451" data-attributes="member: 12198">Yesterday my 5yr old excitedly told me how he knew what 12+13 was.&nbsp; I saw 10yr old coming towards us with a look of disdain and mouth opening.&nbsp; I quickly placed hand over 10yr olds mouth, grabbed a piece of scrap paper and scribbled 384x34 and said bet you can't answer that.&nbsp; I then sat with 5yr old let him tell me the answer, told him how great it is that he knew that and then gave him 12+15 and waited while he figured it out.&nbsp; 5yr old felt great that he was learning and was ready for the next challenge.&nbsp; My 10yr old was kept busy, felt great when he got the correct answer and was ready for his next challenge as well.&nbsp; It became fun for both of them.&nbsp; If I'd allowed the 10yr old to show his disdain at the 5yr olds accomplishment he wouldn't have learned anything nor would he have wanted to try something harder.&nbsp; The 10yr is brash and sure of his great knowledge but forgets that at 5yrs old 12+13 wasn't as easy as it is at 10yrs old because he has 5yrs more learning.&nbsp; We all learn in steps and if there was nothing to challenge the 10yr old he'd meddle and show his disdain to the 5yr old who is doing great for his level.&nbsp; The same is true if there is nothing to challenge the 5yr old he'd be messing in the 10yr olds work and annoying the 10yr old.&nbsp; A place maybe in learning photography section like &quot;how can I improve&quot; where someone places an image or a comparative of 2 images to see where they can improve and find the next challenge so they're working towards the critique section.&nbsp; An area where it is understood that there is no head patting but true sharing of knowledge and challenging each other to improve.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="snaphappy, post: 162451, member: 12198"] Yesterday my 5yr old excitedly told me how he knew what 12+13 was. I saw 10yr old coming towards us with a look of disdain and mouth opening. I quickly placed hand over 10yr olds mouth, grabbed a piece of scrap paper and scribbled 384x34 and said bet you can't answer that. I then sat with 5yr old let him tell me the answer, told him how great it is that he knew that and then gave him 12+15 and waited while he figured it out. 5yr old felt great that he was learning and was ready for the next challenge. My 10yr old was kept busy, felt great when he got the correct answer and was ready for his next challenge as well. It became fun for both of them. If I'd allowed the 10yr old to show his disdain at the 5yr olds accomplishment he wouldn't have learned anything nor would he have wanted to try something harder. The 10yr is brash and sure of his great knowledge but forgets that at 5yrs old 12+13 wasn't as easy as it is at 10yrs old because he has 5yrs more learning. We all learn in steps and if there was nothing to challenge the 10yr old he'd meddle and show his disdain to the 5yr old who is doing great for his level. The same is true if there is nothing to challenge the 5yr old he'd be messing in the 10yr olds work and annoying the 10yr old. A place maybe in learning photography section like "how can I improve" where someone places an image or a comparative of 2 images to see where they can improve and find the next challenge so they're working towards the critique section. An area where it is understood that there is no head patting but true sharing of knowledge and challenging each other to improve. [/QUOTE]

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