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Who and Why?

Which One and Why? - Part 1

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Why Should We Use Questions Like “Which One and Why?”     Think about the way people ask questions.   Think about the way we, as teachers, ask questions.   The ways we ask can be just as important as the question itself.   There are several important things that can make a good question better.   Think about these two questions and consider how each makes you feel: 1.      Are you a good teacher? 2.      What is one of the things you do well as a teacher?     What goes through your mind when I ask you if you are a good teacher?   That question could make you feel like I would and it would make me wonder: How good is good? What if I am only good 60% of the time? Is that good? Do I need to include the lessons that I knew I didn’t do justice to?   Will it make me look bad if I say “No”? Will it make me seem prideful if I say “Yes”? Is this just based on my ability in the classroom or...
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Who and Why?

My name is Susan, I am a mother, a teacher, a believer, and a lover of questions.   That incessant, never-ending “Why?” of a two-year-old is something I have never quite outgrown.   As a young adult, I questioned every answer I heard (which was not a bad thing, but then I hadn’t yet learned to listen to the answers).   So, I urge you to consider how and when to question the answers in our classrooms, in our homes, in our minds.   The masterful author, Ravi Zacharias, says it is important to “Question the Questioner”, and I wholeheartedly agree.   Questions are best used as an entry point to deeper understanding. This doesn’t mean we always have the answers to the questions, but it does mean we can know them better in ways which make us better thinkers.   So, I would like us to explore questions and answers together and find the questions that need answers and the answers that invite questions.
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