This is a brilliant example of excellent learning. Grover, a fantastic teacher, does not tell John John how to count. In other words, he does not communicate the idea to John John as a whole idea-set. Rather, he asks John John to exercise an idea that John John already has, “to count to ten.” John John, for whatever reason, wishes to count backward, but it is shown that he does not understand what this relationship of “backwards” is. That is not to say that he has NO conception: he does. He simply has a malfunctioning idea of counting backward. As John John exercises his broken idea, Grover nudges him and says, in effect,
“your idea is broken.” Then, instead of GIVING the idea, by saying “Listen to me! THIS is counting backward,” he goes to an idea of John John’s that is in perfect working order, ie., counting forward. Now John John knows he has one working idea, and one related but malfunctioning idea. Grover shows the beginning of the new idea, just enough so that John John can figure out the pattern. Then Grover hands it to John John so that he can test it out. John John does so successfully for a little while, but then runs into a curious boundary. What has happened? Has he forgotten the pattern? Did it disintegrate in his mind? Regardless, it is clear from his jubilation at the end that could at least recognize what the correct answer was, and that he was only just there. By the end of this clip, his once malfunctioning idea is in proper working order.
Natural Causes 
This is a brilliant example of excellent learning. Grover, a fantastic teacher, does not tell John John how to count. In other words, he does not communicate the idea to John John as a whole idea-set. Rather, he asks John John to exercise an idea that John John already has, “to count to ten.” John John, for whatever reason, wishes to count backward, but it is shown that he does not understand what this relationship of “backwards” is. That is not to say that he has NO conception: he does. He simply has a malfunctioning idea of counting backward. As John John exercises his broken idea, Grover nudges him and says, in effect,
“your idea is broken.” Then, instead of GIVING the idea, by saying “Listen to me! THIS is counting backward,” he goes to an idea of John John’s that is in perfect working order, ie., counting forward. Now John John knows he has one working idea, and one related but malfunctioning idea. Grover shows the beginning of the new idea, just enough so that John John can figure out the pattern. Then Grover hands it to John John so that he can test it out. John John does so successfully for a little while, but then runs into a curious boundary. What has happened? Has he forgotten the pattern? Did it disintegrate in his mind? Regardless, it is clear from his jubilation at the end that could at least recognize what the correct answer was, and that he was only just there. By the end of this clip, his once malfunctioning idea is in proper working order.
You over analyze things mister! Either way, you’d make cute babies. Nice post(s). 🙂