Nivedita Mukerjee
Education consultancy for parents and schools
3-2-1 TUESDAYS WITH MS NIV
Issue #174, 7th November 2023
When do we ask most questions? Who do we ask most questions? When do we stop doing that? Why do we stop asking questions the older we get? What is the importance of asking questions to those who are younger than us, to those who are our peers, to those who are older than us? What kind of questions are good questions? Which questions lead to great conversations? How do we ask so we listen?
Here are some kinds of questions for you, for me, for us all.
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Three images of the week
Two Thoughts of the Week
“A prudent question is one half of wisdom.” – Francis Bacon
“The one who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” – Confucius
One Video of the Week
Why should we ask questions? Educator Karen Maeyens explores the power of asking questions as keys that open endless possibilities and allow us to overcome old paradigms. From improving your personal relationships to the invention of the Polaroid Camera and the foundation of a renowned University in Latin America, Karen talks about the benefits of asking questions and wonders how we can keep a curious spirit ignited. What will your next question be?
Director of Continuous Learning department and facilitator training at Universidad Francisco Marroquín in Guatemala City. She speaks Flemish, English, Spanish, German, French and is passionate about filmmaking and photography. She holds a BA in English and German Philology from Ghent University in Belgium, a Masters in Austrian Economics from Universidad Rey Juan Carlos in Madrid but ever since she became mother of three girls she has been diving into the field of education.
Guest Expert of the Week: Reading with Ms. Meenu.
The bravest thing to do is ask a question.
I believe learning has a lot to do with wondering, inferring, and questioning.
As an educator, I always explain that some of the best inventions began with a “stupid” question about combining two seemingly different ideas. A vague, half-baked idea often sparks the innovation that shakes the status quo.
It takes a certain amount of bravery to ask questions especially when those questions seem silly or challenge the presuppositions of the crowd.
Question Everything: Make this your mantra! If a question is respectful, allow students to question their world. This applies to analyzing mathematical processes, thinking through social issues, making sense of a text, or analyzing the natural world for cause and effect.
Every lesson should include students asking questions to you as teachers, to one another or to themselves and the boldest of students will ask questions of the world through social media and personal interviews.
Every student should embrace inquiry. And that’s the journey of curiosity, reading, and lifelong learning.
Happy Reading!
Meenu Gera, Consulting home and school librarian and reading guide.
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Ability to ask the right question is a basic skill along with the ability to listen – that is mostly missing from the learning environment. This is a great topic to focus on and parents can do a lot to help children continue to be inquisitive. If you note – at the beginning the children ask numerous questions and are extremely attentive to what is being said. Sadly the attention deficit society quickly teaches them to stop asking and stop listening.
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