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  1. Mar 2018
    1. Of course, the goal of the Mistake Game isn’t to hide a mistake. Everyone already knows that your board has a mistake.

      Set the expectation early so all of the discussion is about content, not an arbitrary game.

    2. In the case of an unintentional mistake, the presenting group always has the option to act as though it were intentional.
    3. There is an obvious need for explaining their work, since they assume it will be different from everyone else’s.

      The teacher (see earlier) is making sure there is diversity in responses so discussion is rich.

    4. I’ll obviously let you go up with a wrong answer on your board, but I won’t let you sit back down with one.

      This is the critical teaching component.

    5. Good questions usually try to lead people to seeing an inconsistency or contradiction in their work.
    6. That means it should be something that you think your classmates might actually do.