You NEED to ask questions in school!

[Jbriones]

I am not to sure why students don’t like asking questions to teachers in school. Maybe they think others think they are losers? Maybe too embarrassed to ask questions? Don’t think they can understand the material?

Now I said people don’t like asking questions to teachers. I had everyone in school asking me questions! haha There is nothing wrong with asking peers questions, but you need to make sure they understand what is going on or else you will get more confused.

The main reason why you would ask your teachers questions is because they are they one creating the homework, tests, projects, and understand the material they are teacher! This fact alone should want you to ask your teachers as many questions as possible.

Teachers usually have some office hours where you can be one on one with your teachers. This could be what you need since there are no other distractions going on and the teacher is solely focus on you. The teacher can also explain the material differently and more in depth since they don’t have to get through x material in the time for class.

I always went to see teachers before school when I had some questions or problems with the homework or test coming up. You need to keep in mind that they are the experts in what they are teaching and you have free access to ask them whatever.

Why would you not get the help or answers from the one person who is grading you and in control of the whole class material?

I still apply this same thinking when I go to see a doctor. I am in sick or injured in some way, and I want to know as much as possible to prevent the same thing from happening in the future. By the end of the appointment, I AM the doctor because of how many questions I ask! haha

You need to start asking questions in school right when you get stuck and are having difficulty with the material. Why waste hours of trying to figure something out you have no clue on what to do? Or just do nothing and learning nothing and fail (the worst option)?

What are some reasons why you haven’t asked questions to teachers in the past?

[sky]

In my opinion, most of it is due to the lecturer-model way of teaching, which I consider suboptimal.

In most schools, teachers explain concepts and lessons to students using a blackboard, while students do exercises and homework at home.

I consider this suboptimal because I can learn the lesson from a textbook, a YouTube video, or other online resources. The one thing a textbook cannot do, however, is accurately answer my specific questions.

I think it should be the other way around: students should study the material and lessons at home, then come to class to ask specific questions to their teachers or get feedback on how they solve exercises.

Anyway, to answer your question: why are students afraid to ask questions in the current system? Formulating a good question isn’t always as obvious as you might think; you need to be able to pinpoint exactly what you don’t understand or need to know. It might require vocabulary and some reasoning.

[Jbriones]

I am not sure where you went to school or maybe are in school still. In my experience, the teachers would ask if anyone has any questions or didn’t understand something.

You know how many kids actually asked questions? Only the onee who cared about learning so about 2 or 3 people and that is it.

I agree having the students learn the material at home then coming back to have discussions and question asking would be really useful. The issue is more on the students if they will actually do the study then participate in discussion.

I don’t agree with students needing a good question in order to ask a question. People should just ask a question. If there needs to be clarification, then the teacher can ask more questions to find what the trouble the student is having.

You are right maybe students don’t know how to formulate the exact question they need, but any question asked is better than no question asked.