Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teaching Kids To Go Back To Asking "Why"

Missouri Education Watchdog: Teaching Kids To Go Back To Asking "Why":

Teaching Kids To Go Back To Asking "Why"



Those who have children know that period of toddlerhood that causes parents to go through a period of existential angst; that time when their every utterance is met with the response, "Why?" Sometimes the question is sincere. Other times it is simply a very immature attempt to continue the interaction without really having anything of substance to contribute. (Oh boy! Mommy keeps talking to me if I use this word.) The continued "why" device causes us to examine that which we often take for granted to its