training frustrations

I had to show my apprentice today how to use the modulus operator, as he just didn't get it.

But before that I had to explain how to divide integers leaving a quotient and remainder. He didn't get that either.

"Ok, so tell me the remainder of one divided by two..."
(several seconds pause)
"That's a bit hard."

I ended up drawing diagrams and using coins to explain how to do division. Just what are they teaching them these days??

43 0f b0 be e0 e9 26 87 79 93 32 58 e9 ce ab 56

Yes, he reinvented isNan() in the most fundamentally concise and beautiful manner. Very clever, lateral thinking -- I hope you didn't fire him he sounds like a genius.

I hope you did this to him: http://i.imgur.com/aGLDG.jpg