tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post3485657080778686193..comments2024-03-26T07:07:14.304-07:00Comments on Teacher Tom: "I Wonder . . ."Teacher Tomhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14606781724784785338noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-7153765419388456682013-08-02T01:58:39.989-07:002013-08-02T01:58:39.989-07:00I used this to great effect today. My son (4) call...I used this to great effect today. My son (4) called me to help him because his toy wasn't "working". I immediately saw why, but instead of fixing it I said "hmm, I wonder why..." then I waited. Barely 10 seconds later he answered the question, fixed the problem himself, and things were working again. <br /><br />Thanks Teacher Tom, I love your blog.Francinehttp://francineclouden.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-53081460274133282252013-04-14T22:54:07.209-07:002013-04-14T22:54:07.209-07:00I teach college and this applies as much or more t...I teach college and this applies as much or more to me and my students. They have had a lot of the "wonder" drilled out of them by the time I get them. But it is never too late to bring it back! Thanks for the reminder. 2ndheartmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00919890652824633782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-41835146759723012052013-04-13T23:09:19.065-07:002013-04-13T23:09:19.065-07:00Thank you so much for this timely post. I'm no...Thank you so much for this timely post. I'm not a 'talker' and have been trying to figure out how to model an innate curiosity about the world without being overbearing. My daughters are 3 & 4. I'm going to start wondering more - thank you so much. Life On Planet Earthhttp://lifeonplanetearth.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-59944074001674722922013-04-11T22:19:04.945-07:002013-04-11T22:19:04.945-07:00That's a very good point. I'm trying to qu...That's a very good point. I'm trying to quiz my kids less because a speech therapist suggested it since my 3 year old has a stutter (but will likely go away), and said not to add stress like asking questions. "I wonder" is much better...Kathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101386370535038020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-50784563119855566012013-04-11T18:05:19.238-07:002013-04-11T18:05:19.238-07:00Whenever I have a bad day, reading your blog insp...Whenever I have a bad day, reading your blog inspires me to try something new, to change my own attitude, to go back tomorrow and try again. I already say "I wonder..." but not often enough. This blog will be my reminder. Thanks.Barbara Zaborowskihttp://barbarazab.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-19993433542346514962013-04-11T11:33:12.919-07:002013-04-11T11:33:12.919-07:00I read some great blogs by math teachers, and some...I read some great blogs by math teachers, and sometimes they struggle with something like this. The bloggers (and the readers) are intellectually curious people, and it's a challenge to figure out how to inspire that attitude in teenagers -- how do we make them curious about questions they can solve with math?<br /><br />So, when I read this post, my first thought was that we need to keep saying "I wonder...", from birth through adulthood and beyond. I'm excited that you're laying the groundwork for students who will wonder how many miles per gallon they're getting or how many parking space a stadium needs or any other interesting questions they can dream up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15932919.post-75376437972131073942013-04-11T10:18:46.997-07:002013-04-11T10:18:46.997-07:00I read a study a few years back, that began with t...I read a study a few years back, that began with the premise that parents (in this county anyway) are taught to continually quiz our kids, and maintain an all-day monologue to stimulate early language development. They continued that the more rhetorical and unanswered questions that went down everyday was actually training our kids to tune us out. That our voices became the background noise to their lives, and that that persisted into their teen years. Amynoreply@blogger.com