Thursday 16 November 2017

Six Serving Men. Keep Being Curious


I keep six honest serving-men…

I keep six honest serving-men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.
I send them over land and sea,
I send them east and west;
But after they have worked for me,
I give them all a rest.
I let them rest from nine till five,
For I am busy then,
As well as breakfast, lunch, and tea,
For they are hungry men.
But different folk have different views.
I know a person small-
She keeps ten million serving-men,
Who get no rest at all!
She sends’em abroad on her own affairs,
From the second she opens her eyes-
One million Hows, two million Wheres,
And seven million Whys!
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936)
from «The Elephant’s Child»
For Teachers: These questions can be used as a format for creating and delivering both theoretical and practical lessons.
What you are about to learn.
Why you need to know this.
When you can use this.
How you can use this.
Where you can use this.
Who can use this?
What, Why and When, How and Where and Who don’t necessarily need to be in this order.They can and should be included in the lessons to create subheadings under each main lesson/subject/topic heading.
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