Further investigation showed that although three lessons of non-curricular tasks (Type 1) was enough to prime many classes, in some cases as many as five lessons were needed before the dispositions of the students shifted enough to allow them to be successful at scripted curricular thinking tasks. This investigation revealed that, in almost every situation, the teacher was able to predict when the class was ready to shift their thinking toward curricular thinking tasks.
5 is the z pack; 5 attempts preclude sustainable thinking activities
