Ozan Varol criticizes the American education system (and general culture).
Our school systems were designed to churn out compliant industrial workers, not to inspire individuals to dream big and challenge the way things are. School taught us obedience and fitting in, so we could properly operate the assembly line in a dingy factory for six days a week.
In order to help support kids in the information age, we should help them become creative and critical thinkers. We can help do that with the way that we ask questions and frame our responses.
He comments on each item in the list here, but here's a simple listing of the don't/do questions:
1. “What did you learn today?” vs. “What did you disagree with today?”
2. “What did you accomplish this week?” vs. “What did you fail at this week?”
3. “Here’s how you do that.” vs. “How would you solve this problem?”
4. “Here’s your new kindergarten” vs. “What kindergarten do you want to attend?”
5. “That’s just the way it is.” vs. “Great question. Why don’t you figure out the answer?”
6. “You can’t do that.” vs. “What would it take to do that?”
7. “Did you make a new friend today?” vs. “How did you help someone today?”
(seed idea March 10, 2018)
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