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Waiting for Godot

October 30, 2019

A student waits for 'Godot' to solve the problem, a nod to Beckett's play about waiting for someone who never comes.

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Cartoon by Ben Orlin, Math with Bad Drawings. https://cartoons.mathwithbaddrawings.com/2019-10-30-waiting-for-godot/ (CC BY-NC 4.0)
Transcript

Teacher: "What are you waiting for?" Student (at desk): "Godot. He always knows how to solve these problems."

Topics
Math Culture › Productive StruggleMath Culture › Problem Solving
Level
High SchoolCollegeAll Ages
Themes
Literature & MythTeachers & ClassroomFor Teachers (Classroom Satire)
People
Samuel Beckett