My first clue as a child was CHURCH. I asked questions no one else would ask and no one would answer. I realized young that I was different; not a follower. At first it felt lonely, but I never stopped asking questions.
Biggest clue? We are told there are "no stupid questions" then they black-ball you for asking legit questions.
Had that happen to me in church, in school, and sometimes at home.
If I were a teacher and a child asked me a question I didn't know the answer to, I would hope that I would say something like the following: "What a good/interesting/astute question. I/We don't know the answer yet. But, why don't we discuss it and see if we can figure it out?"
My first clue as a child was CHURCH. I asked questions no one else would ask and no one would answer. I realized young that I was different; not a follower. At first it felt lonely, but I never stopped asking questions.
Biggest clue? We are told there are "no stupid questions" then they black-ball you for asking legit questions.
As Bill Engvall would say, "Here's your sign"!
Had that happen to me in church, in school, and sometimes at home.
If I were a teacher and a child asked me a question I didn't know the answer to, I would hope that I would say something like the following: "What a good/interesting/astute question. I/We don't know the answer yet. But, why don't we discuss it and see if we can figure it out?"