The question is . . .

The question is
how come the teacher asks all the questions
when I'm the one who needs to know things.

The question is
why I'm supposed to have the answers
to all my parent's questions when they can't answer mine.

The question is
why scientists ask ten questions for every answer they get
but I have to answer seven out of ten to pass.

The question is
why politicians learn not to answer questions
while I must learn how to answer them.

The question is
why questions have to be answered fast in school
when philosophers take years to answer them.

The question is
why there are so many little questions in school
when Marie Curie spent her whole life on one big question.

The question is
why I must find answers to already answered questions
when I have questions that have not yet been answered.

The question is
why can't I be in charge of the questions?

Written by Jamie McKenzie & Hilarie B. Davis, http://www.fno.org/parenting/questioning1.html

Smart questions are essential technology for those who venture on to the Information Highway. Without strong questioning skills, you are just a passenger on someone else's tour bus. You may be on the highway, but someone else is doing the driving. Jamie McKenzie

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