hmm, yes, asking the right questions - half the fun I have sometimes is working out what the kids are trying to ask me, too! I have run into similar situations (being asked to do homework questions) and politely refused to do their homework for them and given them a push in the right direction instead. I was interested in the outcome of your phone call, so thanks for detailing that. I would also have to say I have been asked recently if the moon was made of cheese and if the ISS was a fueling stop (it's a station, right, so it must be a petrol station...?
) Any opportunity to steer them in a better direction has to be a good one.