Hi Linda, Super. I think it would be rare that a students repsonse would so off and out of sync that some redeeming nugget of information couldn't occur from their statement. Blending this to tie into the objectives is a great skill that can be learned by teachers, if they're will to be patient and understanding that students learn at different levels. Even the stronger students benefit when they hear seeming off tract comments from their peers, and the corrected information from the teacher or a response from a stronger student. Barry Westling