No Parroting Allowed!
Learning Emergence by Asking Questions


"Changing the Pictures in My Mind"

When asked, "how do you best learn?" most people usually respond with either a technique, like, "in a classroom," or by naming their favorite sense, like, "I learn best visually." Unfortunately, this implies most people define "learning" as the ability to parrot the correct answer.

What is wrong with this? We believe that "parroting the correct answer" creates parrots, not students; dullards, not Einsteins. So how can we create more Einsteins? We believe, by asking questions which are intended to provoke the student's own questions. More important, we see this as the best way with which to reawaken in students the love of learning.

This week's topic is, "Changing the Pictures in My Mind" Would you like to actually awaken your love of learning about this topic? You can, simply by reading the teacher's questions and then, by asking yourself, "what questions did these words just provoke in me?"

"Changing the Pictures in My Mind"

The Teacher's Questions (asked by David)

Opening Comments: For years I had a picture in my mind of having a family with three or four children. To my sadness and disappointment it seems as though I will have only one. I do know how fortunate I am to be blessed with the child I do have. She is truly amazing. This being said, I still have difficulty abandoning the picture I had of having a larger family.
 
The picture people have of a larger family, or of a certain job or career, or of a home to live in. These are all pictures that some of us have but may never realize. My questions are: