I have watched students under "stop

I have watched students under "stop thinking** directions suddenly "see," and the result is impressive. Advocates of direct teaching and specific objectives may make a parody of the suggestion and ask: What shall we do with our students—sit around and stare at the math problems? The answer is, of course not. Incubation and illumination do not come to the unprepared. But we need balance in our instructional efforts and far greater emphasis on affect and training of the senses. That the subject matter is worth looking at and listening to, that it can be played with, that it may respond unexpectedly, are messages worth conveying to our students.