Anthony Myers, in his TED talk “Teach Them To Question Everything” discussed the importance of questioning in this time of uncertainty. Choose the line spoken by Mr. Myers that resonated with you most during this talk. Why is this line important for you to keep in mind?
"Why should I care?"
ReplyDeleteThe whole Ted Talk was amazing and I really want to share this with family members...LOL
With my content area, Math, it has become harder and harder every year to justify why we are doing what we are doing. Technology has stolen things from the math classes. So i need to have tons of background info with each lesson to make the students care about learning things like the Pythagorean Theorem.
Choose the line spoken by Mr. Myers that resonated with you most during this talk. Why is this line important for you to keep in mind?
ReplyDelete"Facts are stubborn things." -- we must encourage thinking about policy in the best interest of all people:
We are seeing what is happening when people are thinking only of themselves. Older generations who have been thinking about staying in power in office instead of passing the torch have been showing the danger of self-serving power and ambition. We need to be showing students that service-above-self is the most important idea. This does not mean you do not take care of yourself. But it means that the good of many is greater than the good of the one. We cannot (if we are going to choose to live in a society) keep choosing to live as a group of individuals. We must think like the Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy: we must look seven generations back and seven generations forward to critically think through the implications of our decisions. There are long ranging effects. Tradition and history can be important; however, I tell my daughters that if I have a hope that they see something I am working toward, it is that I am trying to be a better ancestor than I am a dutiful descendant. Because the people before me? They're dead and gone. I can't do anything for them. None of that matters now. But what I leave behind? The ripples I am making so my children can have something better? THAT does matter.
We must do better.
“By reading, questioning, and evaluating answers and evidence, we develop a better understanding of the world around us that we live in are more compassionate toward those who share this world and understand where we’re at in this world at a much deeper extent.”
ReplyDeleteIt’s important that students have the skills of reading, questioning, and evaluating evidence and answers to form an opinion that they believe in themselves. This allows them to make decisions for themselves and an a decision that they whole heartily believe in. If they did not have the skills of reading, questioning, and evaluating evidence and answers, they would be forming opinions based on other people’s opinions and not their own.
"Why should I care?"
ReplyDeleteThinking of this in the classroom, if I don't care about teaching students letters, numbers, shapes, letters, or their names, why would they care enough to learn those things. It is important for me to know why I am teaching the students pre-kindergarten skills so they can be engaged and want to learn about it themselves.
“Reading, questioning, and evaluating answers and evidence will be of extreme importance. To not take this seriously is to endanger virtually every person on the face of the earth.” This line is important to me because today there is an overwhelming amount of information available. Along with accurate facts, there is also a large amount of misinformation that can easily spread. Because of this, it is critical that individuals learn how to question information, evaluate sources, and think critically about what they read and hear. As an educator, it reminds me how important it is to teach students not just content, but also how to think. Helping students develop the ability to question, investigate, and determine whether information is true or untrue prepares them to be responsible and informed members of society.
ReplyDeleteAnthony Myers emphasizes the importance of helping students develop the ability to read, question and evaluate, to think critically about the world around them. One line from the talk that resonated with me was the idea that students should question everything and evaluate evidence and the answers they are given in real life. This message highlights the importance of curiosity, independent thinking, and the ability to evaluate information rather than simply accepting things at face value. He encourages students to read the evidence for themselves. Students today are navigating an overwhelming amount of information from social media, peers, and many other sources. Encouraging students to ask thoughtful questions helps them become more informed decision makers about their education, their future careers, and their personal lives. When students learn to question and think critically, with legitimate facts, they are better equipped to evaluate opportunities, solve problems, and advocate for themselves. This idea is also important for me to keep in mind when working with students because part of my role is helping them explore options and make meaningful choices about their futures with healthy questions and exploration. Read, question and evaluate the answers and evidence he says and I too believe that is important. I also agree it makes us more understanding and compassionate. Instead of simply giving students answers, I try to guide them by asking questions that help them reflect on their interests, goals, and values, based on facts and evidence. When students begin asking their own questions about their future paths, they become more engaged and take greater ownership of their decisions and lives. Ultimately, the message to encourage students to question everything reminds me that education should not only focus on providing information but also on developing students’ ability to think, reflect, and seek understanding. We can encourage intellectual conversations, curiosity and thoughtful questioning to helps prepare students to navigate an uncertain world with confidence and independence.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quote was “read question and evaluate everything to understand the world better”
ReplyDeleteIt is never wrong to ask questions. I tell my students this often. I tell them how I google almost every single thing. I don’t understand because I hate not knowing things- I told them how this has brought me far in life as I’ve learned so much, And that I’m still learning and questioning today.
Anthony Myers, in his TED talk “Teach Them To Question Everything” discussed the importance of questioning in this time of uncertainty. Choose the line spoken by Mr. Myers that resonated with you most during this talk. Why is this line important for you to keep in mind?
ReplyDelete"What is the best way to ask questions?"
I love that he touched on this, because I sometimes think that our students have questions, they just don't really know how to ask them. He states that it is important to know what your purpose is. This is something that I think we can teach our students starting at a young age. Students need to learn, just like anything else we teach them, how to ask questions, and how to ask effective questions that have a strong purpose.
"Question everything and seriously evaluate the answers they are given". This sticks out to me because it is so easy to log onto social media and the internet and be fed endless information. There is so much information available to us anywhere at any time through the internet and our smart phones. Now, we also have AI, Chat GPT, Co Pilot, etc. These tools make it too easy to type in a question and accept their answer as truth. I teach my 3rd graders that just because it is on the internet does not in fact mean it is true, accurate, or correct. We need to remember that when using these tools and resources as adults, especially when teaching our youth.
ReplyDeleteAnthony Myers, in his TED talk “Teach Them To Question Everything” discussed the importance of questioning in this time of uncertainty. Choose the line spoken by Mr. Myers that resonated with you most during this talk. Why is this line important for you to keep in mind?
ReplyDeleteThe line spoken by Mr. Myers that resonated the most with me during his talk is "we must teach our young adults to question everything." This line stood out to me the most because it emphasizes how important that it is in today's world to question how accurate information is. Any one can post anything and it is not always accurate. Education needs to teach students how to analyze accuracy of the information that is being shared with them or that they are finding online. They need to be taught how to formulate their own opinions based on accurate, reliable information. They need to know how to evaluate sources. Education needs to go beyond memorizing facts. They need to know how to question, research, and analyze so they don't simply accept everything the see and read.
This is important for me to keep in mind as an educator. I need to do more than teach my content (the facts) but I need to teach my students how to question so they are better at thinking and evaluating information. I can do this by encouraging students to question in my lessons. Questioning is an important skill, especially in today's electronic world.
“What is the best way to ask questions? And how should we go about doing that?”
ReplyDeleteI think this is important to keep in mind because kids (and adults) need to know how to ask meaningful questions. It is a lost art in today’s world. But when we know how to ask intentional questions, it shows that we are interested, invested, and excited to learn about someone or something. This can apply to asking questions about school/classroom related materials, or it can be outside of the classroom. It’s a skill that I believe needs to be taught more often.
The question that I thought about the most was "why should I care?" I thought about this a lot, not because it is a thought I think but because it seems like it has become more and more relevant in education over the years. Kids seem to care less, and parents seem less supportive every single year. I think that thought why should teachers care when no one else seems to is the most relevant thing going around the teaching world now, and it is sad! In my life I worked a Juvenile step down program with students and children who were arrested or kicked out of their schools for many various reasons; I've also worked at facilities for students with special needs. My whole life has been working with children and dedicating my life to helping children!
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