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Legions of students have been taught by this maxim: “There are no stupid questions.” Yet in requiring students to write down questions built on course content, we see that some questions are indeed better than others. Such a call to student imagination, innovation, and reflection opens up the curriculum, revives educators, and aligns perfectly with critical thinking, as well as democratic education.
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Leblanc, S. (2017). The Art of Cultivating Clever Questions to Empower Students, Improve Teaching, and Open Up the Curriculum. In: Cummings, J.B., Blatherwick, M.L. (eds) Creative Dimensions of Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century. Advances in Creativity and Giftedness. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-047-9_7
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