What Queries Guide You?

This week, Day in a Sentence became Day in a Question. I’ll just let the questions speak for themselves this week. (What? No answers?)

• What impact did I make on the lives of the twenty-one WCCA seniors who graduated Friday night? — Cynthia
• When much of what we have taken as truths are being questioned, how do we prepare our students for an uncertain future? — Mary F.
• Through what hoops will the state make us jump in order to make sure we haven’t left any children behind? — Chris
• Why does it pour when it rains? — Eric
• Do I avoid a stressful situation I seem to have extricated myself from (a football team worthy of a box-office dramedy screenplay), or jump back in with the promises from them that it will get better? — sara
• Is the craziness surrounding Portfolios really worth the product? — April
• Who helped you in your learning this week? — Tracy
• What are the elements of a class’ atmosphere that the students would say are most important for a feeling of safety-in-learning, collaboration, creativity, comfort, joy, and risk-taking in learning? — Connie
• What is the sound of 100,000 teachers not clapping? — David
• If I stop engaging with the Luddites, then how can I help my organization move forward? — Kathryn
• At this time of the year I always wonder if being in a child centered project based classroom this year will really prepare my kids for the lecture based teacher centered classrooms of high school? — Paul
• How do you put aside a “blah” week and start anew? –– Me.

And two sketchcasts from Jo and Ken:




Peace (in collaboration),
Kevin