Give the answer or explain how it's done?

A lot of people ask for homework help; and I see that a lot of people answer the question by just giving the answer. Isn't it better to explain things or to direct the person to a place where he/she can find the answer than it is just to give the answer? Seems to me that giving the answer isn't really helping the person to learn using his/her own brain power. What do you think?

Mike W2008-10-16T15:42:10Z

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Why don't you figure this one out for yourself? Here's a couple links to some psychology journals, some education newsletters... :P

Me, personally, I think that if you tell them how to do it, they won't need to ask again. You can't use Yahoo Answers on a test, you know.