To question is to ask, to wonder, to ponder on possibilities. Questions open the door to the unknown and take us on great adventures. Each time a child asks a question we are moved in new directions; we seek new possibilities and make great discoveries. What would life be without questions? All that which man creates and discovers begins with a need to know the unknown.
A dandelion, is it a flower or a weed?
The children think that all vegetation bearing a colorful top is a flower.
Once the flower is removed from the stem then it is simply a stick!
When the dandelion transforms and the yellow flower turns willowy white is it then still a flower?
The children believe it is still a flower as it bears white petals.
Can the children's thinking be changed with repeated experiences or do we leave them to believe that the dandelion is indeed a beautiful flower?
“Indeed, the only truly serious questions are ones that even a child can formulate. Only the most naive of questions are truly serious. They are the questions with no answers. A question with no answer is a barrier that cannot be breached. In other words, it is questions with no answers that set the limit of human possibilities, describe the boundaries of human existence.”