They Say There are No Stupid Questions. I Beg to Differ.
They say there's no such thing as a stupid question, but I beg to differ. We hear stupid questions almost every time adults and young children are together.
For instance, a child is painting at an easel, exploring color, shape, and motion, experimenting with brushes, paper, and paint. There is an adult watching over her shoulder who points and asks, "What color is that?"
This is a stupid question.
Here's another example: a child is playing with marbles, exploring gravity, motion and momentum. An adult picks up a handful of marbles and asks, "How many marbles do I have?"
The adult already knows the answer. The child probably does as well, in which case, the adult is distracting her from her deep and meaningful studies in order to reply to a banality. Or she doesn't know the answer, in which case the adult is distracting her from her deep and meaningful studies to play CONTINUE READING: Teacher Tom: They Say There are No Stupid Questions. I Beg to Differ.
