Teachers often talk about the difficulty they have with getting children to ask decent questions. After a session with the community constable today, I wonder if we are attacking the problem in the right way. Students asked great questions! Yes, they were both open and closed questions, but they were real, pertinent, deep and inquiring. So I wonder if children have problems … Continue reading »

The question “why?” is vital for us as teachers. For students to ask teachers. I try to keep this in the back of my mind at all times – if a child was to ask me “why are we doing this?” I should have a decent answer. “Just because” doesn’t cut it. Nor does “because … Continue reading »