Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Blog Post # 6



What do we need to know about asking questions to be an effective teacher?

Do not act like you have an answer for everything. As Ben Johnson said in his blog, " As teachers, we need to come to grips with the fact that we do not know everything, and there is no reason to assume that students know nothing." As teachers, we and our students are learning new things every day. When we ask students questions, we should be specific. Ask a question that can have a variety of answers. Do not only ask questions with simple yes and no answers. Ask a mixture of different questions during class discussions. Also, be open to different answers from your students. There does not have to be one set answer to the questions that you ask. Students should learn how to explore different answers to specific questions.

The way that we respond to questions is also very important. Make sure to give students time to come up with an answer before you start responding. Show students that you are truly interested in what they have to say , regardless if their answer is "right" or wrong. This will encourage them to not be afraid if they do not have the "right" answer. All of these tips will allow us to be effective teachers!
Blog Post by: Malary Booker

3 comments:

  1. Hi Malary,
    I liked how you compared teachers to students when it comes to asking questions. You are right. At some point everyone has to ask questions. In my post, I did not talk about teachers being open to students having different answers. After reading your post, I realized how important it is for teachers to be opened minded. Classrooms have a mixture of students from all different walks of life; therefore, each student will have different opinions. As teachers we should be understanding and ready for the different views. You gave some good pointers.
    Good job.

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  2. Hi Malary,
    I liked how you summarized what Ben Johnson said. As teachers, we do need to realize that not only will are students be learning on a daily basis but so will we. We also need to be sure to ask questions with a variety of answers. Teachers need to be open minded and expect the students to have different opinions. Before reading your post, I never really thought about our response to the students answers. We need to be sure not to discourage them with our responses.

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