Posted by louis on April 04, 1998 at 19:13:19:
In Reply to: Beating the Teacher? posted by Charles on April 02, 1998 at 00:49:09:
Interesting question. I regularly play "teaching"
games vs my students in which I'll comments on
moves and allow them to take moves back. (but only
after I've impressed on them that these games are
special and takes moves back is normally a no-no).
and eventually most of them defeat me, but they
know whats happening. I remember one boy telling
another that he "just beat the teacher" and the
other replied "yes, but he kept letting you take
moves back!" and I'll congratulate them after-
wards on winning - teaching them (I hope) an
object lesson on sportsmanship; that its better
to lose gracefully then win but be a jerk!