Blog Post #4

After reading Ben Johnson's blog,The Right Way to Ask Questions in the Classroom,I realize that the questions "Does everyone understand?" may be one of the most used and unhelpful questions asked by teachers. I remember my teachers asking this question after almost everything they taught. In reality, not all of your students are going to fully understand everything you teach. I think the three second rule that Johnson mentions is brilliant. Waiting three seconds after asking a question before calling on a particular student will give every student in the classroom time to think about the answer to the question.

In Asking Questions to Improve Learning and Three Ways to Ask Better Questions in the Classroom, I learned the types of questions you should and shouldn't ask students. The articles state that leading questions should be avoided so that the students can still come up with their own answers to questions. Teachers should also prepare the questions they want to ask their students and have them focuses on a specific subject. Also,if a students answers a question with simply a "yes" or a "no," then you should ask them to explain why they think that way. After watching Asking Better Questions in the Classroom Pt. 1, I realized that I am going to have some difficulty not interrupting students when they answer questions. I am bad about doing that with my family now. It is definitely something I am going to have to work on before I become a teacher.

After reading the assigned materials for this blog post, I have realized that teachers need to be prepared when asking students questions. We should know how to ask questions effectively and what type of questions to ask.