“Children don’t start from zero - they arrive with experiences, ideas, and theories about the world. Our job is to design questions that unlock that thinking.”
You’ve really challenged my thinking around the idea of knowledge demand. The reminder that the knowledge demand of a question is a design choice feels incredibly important. Too often, we assume children can’t think about something because they don’t yet have the formal knowledge, when in reality they may already have experiences, observations, and theories they can draw upon.
What I found most powerful was the idea that thinking shouldn’t be the reward at the end of learning; it should be part of how learning happens. Not less knowledge, but more thoughtful ways of inviting children into the thinking from the very beginning. Thank you for sharing and growing my learning 🙌
Yesss, love this. ❤️
“Children don’t start from zero - they arrive with experiences, ideas, and theories about the world. Our job is to design questions that unlock that thinking.”
You’ve really challenged my thinking around the idea of knowledge demand. The reminder that the knowledge demand of a question is a design choice feels incredibly important. Too often, we assume children can’t think about something because they don’t yet have the formal knowledge, when in reality they may already have experiences, observations, and theories they can draw upon.
What I found most powerful was the idea that thinking shouldn’t be the reward at the end of learning; it should be part of how learning happens. Not less knowledge, but more thoughtful ways of inviting children into the thinking from the very beginning. Thank you for sharing and growing my learning 🙌
Thank you for the thoughtful comment 🤍
oh this is brilliant the knowledge demand of a question!
Thank you for the great set of posts! I'll come back to them regularly this summer when I redesign my course materials.
I appreciate the kind words, I’m glad you find them useful.
Very interesting piece, thank you for sharing, it will be very useful in my work!
I appreciate the kind feedback!