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We are so trained to respond to the “right answer” that we forget that it’s the “right question” that has the most potential for learning. Many leading educators and psychologists believe that it is the ability to ask good questions that characterizes both intelligence and creativity. Children are prolific question askers. This helps them to understand and navigate their way through a world that they understand only meagerly.…The fastest way to gather the endless amount of information that kids need to understand and manage themselves and the world around them is to ask adults.

Quote ID: 00520

Author

Madeline Levine

Source

Teach Your Children Well

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