Teacher changing the topic
Hi,
Do you have a specific verb to describe a situation where a teacher starts explaining one topic, doesn’t finish it and then jumps to a different topic?
I could think of these off the top of my head:
“She just started clueing us in on the basics of statistics, but then she rapidly
—> switched to something much more advanced.
—> steered the lesson to something much more advanced.
—> did a 180 degree turn and moved on to something far more advanced. (Would this one work as well?
I know that there are plenty of other alternatives, but I don’t want to write them all out. I was just wondering if there’s something that stands out in your mind that would also work.
Thank you.
Top answer
" The 180 doesn't work because it means a reversal.
- " The 180 doesn't work because it means a reversal.
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“She had just started clueing us in on the basics of statistics, but then she suddenly jumped to something much more advanced."
The 180 doesn't work because it means a reversal.
0Ann225Do you have a specific verb to describe a situation where a teacher starts explaining one topic, doesn’t finish it and then jumps to a different topic?
I wouldn't say that your example, where someone jumps from a basic explanation to an advanced explanation, really constitutes jumping to a "different topic". I would say it is the same topic, only at a
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