VisualBlooms - home. Spencer's Scratch Pad: 10 Ways to Help Students Ask Better Questions. Note: While I enjoy writing "What Works Wednesdays," I admit that I am not the expert. I don't have all the answers. So, if this ever comes off as pretentious, just spend a day with me and watch me make mistakes. I'm not a wizard. My students gather in a circle for article reviews. Each pair offers a short summary of the current event followed by a few discussion questions. On this particular day, we meander between talks of democracy, education, death and human suffering. The points students bring up are thought-provoking. However, the deeper questions didn't happen in a vacuum.
Question Everything: It's become a mantra in our class and it extends all the way to me.