Is telling the team they have a good idea considered outside assistance?

Yes, unless you tell them that every idea is a good idea. Otherwise, you would be suggesting or recommending that the team keep or discard the idea. And that might not be helpful because they need to decide what they believe is good or not in the context of their solution. You can certainly ask them if they think it’s a good idea. Remember that part of the point of Odyssey of the Mind is to help kids become better at making good decisions on their own.

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