All children ask questions—usually a ton of questions. Small children in particular wonder about almost everything. Often by the time these children become teenagers, their wonder questions, at least in the classroom, begin to decline. How can we inspire this wonder again, especially wonder about history, which we all know is fascinating stuff? One way of doing this is by designing inquiry-based lessons that encourage students to tap into their wonder.
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Some administrators would look at this as the student getting the teacher off track. I used to teach like this. I think it's time to get back to it.
The brain is wondrous . . . and setting up inquiry is messy but so worth it! The desire for discovery is universal and allowing it to unfold in our classrooms is powerful! Thank you for sharing your process…
And some administrators embrace this for what it is . . . pure discovery and meaningful inquiry! Take the risk ~