Education · FORTUNE
Fortune #20
Good fortune
Studying with peers works best when it is safe to say “I do not understand.” Take turns asking and explaining; a question none of you can answer gives the group a useful next topic.
QUOTE CARD
A quote for you
“เมื่อเด็กถามเรื่องที่อยากรู้ เราควรรับฟังและตอบอย่างเป็นธรรมด้วยความเมตตา ความอยากรู้อยากเห็นของเด็กควรได้รับการทะนุถนอมอย่างตั้งใจ”
— จอห์น ล็อก
นักปรัชญาชาวอังกฤษ ผู้เขียนงานด้านความรู้ การศึกษา และการเมือง
- Person
- John Locke
- Source work
- Sec. 108
- Source text
- They should always be heard, and fairly and kindly answer'd, when they ask after any thing they would know, and desire to be informed about. Curiosity should be as carefully cherish'd in children, as other appetites suppress'd.
STORY & REFLECTION
A Small House with Room for Questions
Socrates · a published tale
In a published tale, Socrates builds a small house. A neighbor wonders how someone visited by so many learners could be content with so little room.
Socrates says he would be happy if he could fill it with true friends. The story does not say that learning needs a large group; it values people with whom one can really talk.
A useful study group is not a group that answers every question at once. It is a place where people can ask without shame and listen until they see what remains unclear.
Invite one friend to take turns asking two questions each. When neither of you knows, write the question down and return to a reliable source together.
Reflection
A safe question-friendly group reveals blind spots.
A small action today
Take turns asking a peer two questions each.
A question to reflect on
What question is your study group still avoiding?