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Re:Why You Shouldn't Say It's Easy When Teaching by quadrangle on Sunday April 27, 2014 @07:56PM (#7657517)
That's not "opposite" that's the other side of the same coin. Don't say things are hard or easy, just teach them.

Saying things are difficult sets up negative expectations, saying things are easy means disappointment when we have unrealistic expectations.

I still think it's fine to say that most people seem to find X harder than Y…

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Re:Why You Shouldn't Say It's Easy When Teaching by judk on Monday April 28, 2014 @03:46AM (#7658708)
What's the opposite of "heads"?
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