2-26-2021

 

Mary’s Minute

“Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning.”   

                                                                 ~ Albert Einstein

As an educator, I have always valued questioning.  At every age and stage in our life, questions are what propel learning.  The constant questions of toddlers are a sign that they are learning.  Science is propelled by thoughtful inquiry, and we grow as people when as we pose questions about the important to the mundane.  The Socratic Method of teaching dates back thousands of years and is based on asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking. 

 There is no doubt, that questioning is a way to keep our minds sharp and to continually learn.

In a time when we need to not just push our minds intellectually, but also keep our minds and hearts hopeful, questioning also plays a role.  Einstein reminds us that questioning can also be part of our affective development – to question is a way to remain hopeful.  And hope is essential to our social emotional well-being.   Hope is our window to the future, and questioning can help spark hope. 

                                                                          Have a great week!

                                                                                                               Mary