Comments on: Questioning - How Uncomfortable Does it Have to Be? http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 00:16:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Ruth http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/#comment-13340 Ruth Thu, 14 Sep 2006 13:52:07 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/#comment-13340 WOW. A very enlightening post and responses to the post. Thanks. Carol. BTW. I loved the pictures of you and R.T. You both looked great and so happy to be back together! WOW. A very enlightening post and responses to the post. Thanks. Carol. BTW. I loved the pictures of you and R.T. You both looked great and so happy to be back together!

]]> By: Larisa http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/#comment-13325 Larisa Thu, 14 Sep 2006 02:26:16 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/#comment-13325 This is a really neat concept. I think the reason it stuck with me is that everytime I watch Dora or Blues Clues they basically apply the same concept. These shows for adults are a little painful when the characters just sit there waiting for an answer that never comes. The teacher did not do it in a mean way, but just kept encouraging the children to think. In some ways I think often we want our children to quickly come up with the answer instead of encouraging deeper thinking skills. Speed is more important then slowing down to think through the problem, but then again we are always rushing. (HUM, my deep thought for the day) The same teacher sent home a list of questions to ask the kids while reading a story. It was very interesting to see even in S who is three the type of observations she made when the questions were asked of her and we stopped to really listen. Especially since the book that she picked really was not a deep meaning book. The book was just What do horses like? Then Horses like Apples, Horses like to be brushed, etc. However the two girls really got a lot more from it when we asked the questions to get her to think about it. On the reverse side though, I went to L's school yesterday and out in the hall they had to draw a picture and write about a time that reminded them of the book, When Sophie Gets Angry, Very Very Angry, and there was L's with "this book reminds me of when my Mommy makes me VERY VERY Angry and I go to my room" Little embarassing, but hey she was thinking about it. This is a really neat concept. I think the reason it stuck with me is that everytime I watch Dora or Blues Clues they basically apply the same concept. These shows for adults are a little painful when the characters just sit there waiting for an answer that never comes. The teacher did not do it in a mean way, but just kept encouraging the children to think. In some ways I think often we want our children to quickly come up with the answer instead of encouraging deeper thinking skills. Speed is more important then slowing down to think through the problem, but then again we are always rushing. (HUM, my deep thought for the day)

The same teacher sent home a list of questions to ask the kids while reading a story. It was very interesting to see even in S who is three the type of observations she made when the questions were asked of her and we stopped to really listen. Especially since the book that she picked really was not a deep meaning book. The book was just What do horses like? Then Horses like Apples, Horses like to be brushed, etc. However the two girls really got a lot more from it when we asked the questions to get her to think about it.

On the reverse side though, I went to L’s school yesterday and out in the hall they had to draw a picture and write about a time that reminded them of the book, When Sophie Gets Angry, Very Very Angry, and there was L’s with “this book reminds me of when my Mommy makes me VERY VERY Angry and I go to my room” Little embarassing, but hey she was thinking about it.

]]> By: Jane http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/#comment-13292 Jane Wed, 13 Sep 2006 16:35:23 +0000 http://themediansib.com/2006/09/12/questioning-how-uncomfortable-does-it-have-to-be/#comment-13292 That is the neatest thing. I would have wanted to do the same thing your daughter wanted to do. We certainly want children to learn to think for themselves and I think this sounds like a very good way to do it. I would not be surprised if some "we don't want children's self esteem damaged" person will think this idea is harmful!! That is the neatest thing. I would have wanted to do the same thing your daughter wanted to do. We certainly want children to learn to think for themselves and I think this sounds like a very good way to do it. I would not be surprised if some “we don’t want children’s self esteem damaged” person will think this idea is harmful!!

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