It shows you’re thinking
One day a teacher was doing an activity with her students in 3rd grade to figure out if they will think or not. So she goes in the corner and says, “I am holding something orange and round.” A kid then put up his hand and said, “It’s an orange.”
“No,” said the teacher, “but it shows that you were thinking.”
Then the teacher said, “Now I am holding something red and round.”
“It’s an apple,” said a student.
“No,” said the teacher, “It’s a cherry, but it show that you were thinking.” Then she asked if any students wanted to try.
Everyone in the class put up their hand and the teacher picked little Johnny. He went in the corner and said, “I’m holding something about an inch long with a reddish point on the top.”
The teacher said, “Johnny that is disgusting! You stop that right away.”
Johnny said, “Actually it’s a match, but it shows you were thinking.”