THE POWER OF WHY by https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m en-us 2017-03-01 18:04:54 UTC 2026-02-15 22:58:59 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png I love this article! I found it to be very interesting...especially a person who is ALWAYS asking questions. Some people may feel that questioning is "wrong" or it may make you seem that you do not understand. However, I feel as though it is the complete opposite. In my opinion, asking questions helps a person to understand things better. One statement from the article that caught my attention was, " answers are often more valued than questions." I think this happens to students because they are expected to "give the right answer." What educators must realize is that before a student answers a question, it is important for them to ask questions. This will help organize their thoughts and have a deeper understanding of what it is they are talking about. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157118836 2017-03-01 18:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157118836 INVITING QUESTIONS jventura2 https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157119514 We are a building of inquisitive individuals... (teachers and students) 
Imagine when our students grow and they begin to apply this to life! It brings tears to my eyes how we can all make such a great difference!  ]]> 2017-03-01 18:09:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157119514 Asking questions sparks ones curiosity. It leads to open discussions and often results in finding solutions. It is part of learning and I feel that when students ask questions they are able to process information much more clearly. As a professional asking questions during meetings can also open a forum for discussion and clarification. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157120128 2017-03-01 18:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157120128 Promoting questions https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157120130 Companies, school, organizatons at times get "stuck" in their ways of thinking.  By encouraging and modeling how to question and how to respond is important.  Everyone focuses on the answer, result or productivity and not necessarily the process.   That may be why the science math curriculums are more inquiry and conceptually based.  These promote 21st Century Skills.  Organizations are becoming more aware of this, hence the show "Undercover Boss".  The book Gung Ho talks about improving upon a company by learning from the workers and moving up to managment.  Not going from the top down.]]> 2017-03-01 18:11:00 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157120130 This article is very interesting because it shows the purpose of asking questions. Questions can drive thoughts to go deeper and create a better understanding or better outcomes needed to strive. There is no wrong question. Questions are the foundation of inventions and ideas that maybe one didn't think of at the beginning of inception but the questions from others can create and build it into something new https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157120153 2017-03-01 18:11:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157120153 Fear of questions https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157322720 I think some students/people are reticent to ask questions because it may show their vulnerability. We are suppose to know the information. I think project based learning is beneficial to encourage questions because questions obviously must be asked to complete the creation. Working as a team forces communication between members. Schools seem to be entering this trend. But I think the adult workforce does not continue the process yet. The business model now has the work force moving frequently from job to job to "better themselves". There is little loyalty to one's job anymore. I see it as "what can you do for me ; not what can I do for the betterment of the company." Top management does not help with this either...when programs do not "work" individuals are let go. The $ sign speaks first. Maybe as these students learn that asking questions is a good thing and as they move into the work force and management this philosophy will move forward. Questions won't be feared. ]]> 2017-03-02 14:13:40 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157322720 I enjoyed the way this article emphasized the importance of asking questions to build organizations. Asking questions is a key ingredient to improving our work. When we ask questions we gain new insight or even a new found understanding of why we do what we do. I automatically thought of the importance of asking our students open ended questions to expand their understanding of the concepts we introduce them to. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157429223 2017-03-02 18:16:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157429223 https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157429897 I thought the article was very interesting.  I liked how it showed people looked at questioning as a positive rather than negative.  It showed questioning as people being curious and eager to learn.  I myself am a questioning person and at times I feel I ask too many questions and people tend to get annoyed by it but I feel questions are way to share thoughts and ideas from others.]]> 2017-03-02 18:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157429897 Why don't we let kids be kids? If they played games, interacted outside, they will not loose so much of their problem solving, questioning skills. They stagnate, "playing" video games, with little to no human interaction. School has become so regimented and programed, that they still do not get the opportunities to ask, thing outside the box. Almost all inventions come from thinking outside the box, questioning. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157698199 2017-03-03 18:11:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157698199 Who, what, where, when, and how? https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157698486 As educators, we often find that we constantly ask ourselves "what questions should we be asking our student, or how can I invite and provoke learning." Questions, overall, invite curiosity. It is our job, as educators, to know the most effective questions that influences productivity. 


]]> 2017-03-03 18:12:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157698486 We could set a better example by asking “why” and “what if” — while asking our students to do likewise. And as the questions proliferate, some good answers are likely to follow. This closing just may be something we as teachers could be more mindful of. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157701955 We have been trained in questioning strategies. Could we ask our students to write as teams "wonderings" in relation to a passage or situations and then uses the wonderings to find solutions.]]> 2017-03-03 18:23:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/157701955 Perhaps we might create space in our classrooms, whether a jar or an anchor chart, where students may post their questions. We might incorporate in our routine (a few minutes each day or at the beginning or end of the week) a time to read these questions and allow students to turn and talk to discuss them, perhaps including some of the most powerful ones as part of our content area teaching. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158010262 2017-03-06 13:44:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158010262 ????? joegarcia https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158117603 Questions are great ways to open doors to thinking. Asking questions will give opportunities to know more. The more you know the better you can resolve issues in the future or help someone else with the same question. Eventually you will know everything and have no more questions, right?? I always like the saying "There are no stupid questions, just stupid people."]]> 2017-03-06 18:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158117603 https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158119114 I really liked this article. As a person who has been shy and afraid to ask questions because of scrutiny from others, I feel like the article validates people who ask questions. They are not stupid or having trouble comprehending. They are looking for understanding and a way to advance that understanding and thinking. By asking questions we are able to become more successful.]]> 2017-03-06 18:12:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158119114 The Power of Why https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158447483
What resonated most with  me about this article is that children questioning peek at 3-4 years old. As  parents our children's curiosity is not always encouraged, depending on the subject matter.
Maybe curiosity is stifled because we don't want to deal with issues, so we avoid asking/initiating certain conversations on varied topics. Our children are taught through our body language to avoid questioning certain things.
In the past questioning was not celebrated. It has been seen as being rebellious or troublesome. 
Another point discussed was that students indicate their understanding most by being able to formulate questions. 


]]> 2017-03-07 18:22:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158447483 Wondering is such a huge part of childhood. As a child that was afraid or too shy to ask questions, I have always tried to help my students feel safe when asking questions. Allowing children's curiosity to grow will assist them in becoming tomorrow's future! https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158702153 2017-03-08 15:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/158702153 I truly do believe that at some point in our lives we are stifled and that the natural curiosity and wonder that we are born with is often hidden somewhere back in trenches of our minds. I often find it difficult to ask questions because I am worried about what other people may think. There was almost a stigma attached to asking questions when I was in grade school. It seemed that the "smart" kids never asked questions....because they always seemed to just "get it." It was always the "struggling" students who asked questions while the "smart" students rolled their eyes in annoyance. It would be great if we encouraged and fostered that natural wonder and curiosity that children are born with before it ever gets stifled and sent to the trenches. https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/159109622 2017-03-09 19:44:12 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/159109622 BECAUSE I SAID SO.... https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/159302795 Asking why does spark curiosity and inquiry. In the past, if a CHILD would as why, "Because I said so," would be the answer... There was no reason given because often authority believes no answer should be given. I invite why? even when my own child asks me why she has to do something, I always answer her. I think it is important to know why. I want to know why about a lot of things but adults are not as generous to other adults about answering why. We allow growth when we give reason, evidence on questions posed. When we allow room for explanation or interpretation of a response we grow. We also could throw why at our students, not just on subject but on everyday life things too. We should model this as well. Asking questions is important. Why is exactly the reason I wanted to become a teacher. I was lifeguarding and we told the children to get out of the water due to thunder and lightning. They tried to go back in when we continuously tried to go back in even after we told them not to. Then one of the children came up to me and was like why can't we go in? Why does it matter if it is thundering and lightning? I asked all the kids to sit and I explained the dangers of it. They did not try to go back in the water since I explained it. I could have just said, "That's the rule," but I didn't. I chose to explain it because it was important for that child to know why. From that moment on, I no longer thought of them as annoying brats who didn't listen, I thought of them as children who wanted to know more, and from that moment I said I wanted to be a teacher so I can help with answering "WHY" -- FYI not sure if this makes sense... I am on an average of 4 and a half hours sleep on a daily basis. See you soon! ]]> 2017-03-10 15:48:03 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/159302795 Why Why? https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/168769303 Without why, I believe things would never change.  Why get better at something? Why make something better?  Why do something better? Why brings about ingenuity. Digging deeper into bigger pictures and help find hidden treasures in the simplicity of the day to day life. I enjoy when students ask questions about a certain topic. It shows that it might not be fully understood yet and they are taking responsibility upon themselves to dig deeper and fully grasp the idea. Asking why is an important aspect of growing up. who hasn't heard a 4 year old ask why to a mother or father when they are told to do something? This is the beginning of their reasoning and hopefully it never stops pushing their thirst for understanding]]> 2017-04-27 22:35:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jventura2/4bqxkvbhvc3m/wish/168769303