<p>I still remember when D1 in 7th grade solved a problem differently than her teacher and received no credit. She got the same answer, but her steps were not what her teacher expected. She later showed her teacher it was indeed correct. The teacher even said it was a more eloquent way of solving the problem.</p>
<p>As a tutor, if he is able to see how the student tried to solve the problem, even if it is wrong, he could see the student’s way of thinking. It is interesting to see how so many posters think when it comes to math, it is very black and white on how a problem can be solved, but in reality there is more than one way to solve a problem, and how someone tries to solve a problem can reveal a lot of insight to someone’s critical thinking. </p>