Those who know me, especially my mom and dad, will know how much I love to question. Why do I need to go to the grocery store? Why doesn't this dress twirl? Why can't I speed if my friends do? Why do I have to read if SparkNotes can do it for me? Why do we have to use this curriculum if no one likes it? I wasn't trying to question authority, I was honestly curious!
My previous post explains my brain dump of questions I have for Mr. Education. But today, I want to reflect on questioning in education. I grew up asking questions, but should educators be asking more? Berger's A More Beautiful Question encouraged me to think, how can we ask more beautiful questions?
This week, I created a Powtoon helping me summarize this process and my final thoughts. I became so invested and dedicated to create a piece of art demonstrating my passion for questioning and education. Over the week, I narrowed down my original 34 questions, to The Final Three:
How can teachers effectively use technology to enhance their original lessons?
Why are traditional teachers resistant to technology integration?
How can teachers and students both be motivated to effectively utilize technology to enhance instruction and the classroom experience?
I challenge you to ponder your questions around education. Does one of the above resonate with you? Without occasionally playing devils advocate, we won't improve or enhance our practices. Without creating dissonance, everyone's comfortable with tradition and intimidated by innovation. However, not once during this process did I question my district, school, admin, or colleague's practices; I simply want to challenge my peers to think more "what ifs" and see where our creative imaginations take us!
References:
Berger, W. (2014). A more beautiful question: the power of inquiry to spark breakthrough ideas. New York, NY: Bloomsbury.
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