Peter Worley uses his background in philosophy to provide specific questioning techniques for the primary classroom. The book centers on Socratic principles and frameworks like the concepts of ownership, authenticity, and balance. It provides one hundred numbered strategies and games designed to shift the focus from teachers seeking specific answers to pupils engaging in deeper inquiry. Worley details methods for rephrasing inquiries, using silence to encourage reflection, and teaching children how to construct their own investigative questions across all curriculum subjects.
Primary educators read this book to refine their immediate classroom interactions and improve student participation. It is a practical resource for those looking to move beyond simple recall questions and toward open-ended dialogue. Readers walk away with a toolkit of repeatable activities and reflection prompts that help them analyze how their speech patterns affect student progress. The text provides actionable steps to turn a standard lesson into a collaborative discussion where pupils take responsibility for their own reasoning and logic.
Practical, outward-looking, growth-minded and clear-cut; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Practical Optimizer. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2019
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- ISBN
- 9781472957429
- Language
- EN
