Stay Curious

you don’t have to have all the answers…

This strategy is about resisting the “all-knowing and always knowing” teacher disposition. Reacting to student conjectures, hypotheses, and questions with shared curiosity and awe rather than judgment encourages greater and more diverse student participation.

Examples:

• Neutral reactions

• Redirecting questions

• Beginner’s Mind

RESEARCH AND RESEARCHERS

Dweck, Carol (2007) Mindset, The New Psychology of Success

Engel, Susan (2015) The Hungry Mind

Murdoch, Kath. (2015) The Power of Inquiry

Postman, Neil, Weingartner, Charles (1969) Teaching as a Subversive Activity