Chapter 7 Reflection

I never thought there could be an entire chapter dedicated to questioning, but after reading the chapter, I thought it wasn’t long enough. Evidence of this can be exhibited by one of the first lines in the chapter and that is, “Questions are among the most important tools teachers have.” The tool of questioning can be used in every aspect of teaching. Questions can be used to assess, to correct behavior, to stimulate thought, to guide, and to just simply teach. The chapter talks about several different types of questions and methods of using questions in the 5 E model. As this may be my shortest reflection of any chapter thus far, I really felt that this chapter was one of the most important ones I read and could have read more if there was more to read on it. One of the reasons I feel this is because there was nothing that was shocking or surprising to me. It all made sense. I guess if I hadn’t been aware of the concept of wait time, that might have been a point that would be most surprising to me. Wait time is something I have taken very seriously and make a consistent effort in executing.