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Learn and explain without hiding the difficult part
Ten ways to expose relations, adapt support and test understanding while preserving evidence limits.
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4 heuristics · 1 principle · 4 protocols · 1 question
10 elements
Move from the concrete case to the rule
An example should lead somewhere, not become the whole lesson.
Read the idea HeuristicStudy for an explanation you will owe
Give the next reading session an audience.
Read the idea ProtocolDraw the process while you explain it
A sketch makes missing connections harder to hide.
Read the idea PrinciplePut the explanation beside the thing it explains
Do not make the reader carry a label across the page in memory.
Read the idea HeuristicCue the part that matters right now
An arrow can be more useful than another paragraph.
Read the idea QuestionRemove the interesting detail that teaches nothing
Would this detail earn its place if nobody found it clever?
Read the idea ProtocolOffer support according to the task, not the job title
An expert in one system can still be a beginner in this screen.
Read the idea ProtocolExplain why the wrong worked example fails
A wrong answer is useful only when the wrong turn becomes visible.
Read the idea HeuristicMake the gesture carry the relationship
Moving your hands is not the point; showing the relation is.
Read the idea HeuristicLeave a quiet interval after learning
The next input does not always need to arrive immediately.
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