“The best creative solutions don’t come from finding good answers to the questions that are presented. They come from inventing new questions.” ~Seth Godin. Question the question.
The classic model of teaching is leading students by asking questions. It’s often called The Socratic Method, after the ancient Greek philosopher, but it’s a staple of the modern classrooms from elementary school up to college. The most famous Hollywood version of it may be from the film and TV show, The Paper Chase, set at Harvard Law School.
Educators Dan Rothstein and Luz Santana want to turn the standard model on its head. They’ve founded the “Right Question Institute,” based on the idea that it’s much more effective to teach students to formulate and ask their own questions. It’s critical not just for the classroom, but for students’ lives.
Do You have the Personality To Be an Inquiry-Based Teacher? By MindShift November 21, 2013
What's going on in this picture? - Every Monday the New York Times publishes a single image without a caption and asks students what they think is going on in the picture. From 9am-2pm Eastern that day students who register on the site are also invited to post what they think they see, explain why and ask questions through a moderated forum. Critical thinking, communication, collaboration, it's all there.
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