Asking Questions to Questions.

Helicopter Teachers are taking away the students potential to learn by giving them all of the answers. Students need to feel independent and confident enough to be able to complete tasks on their own. On the project I am currently working on we offer support in many different ways, having a teacher near the students work station for the first week of implementation, and full time phone support after that. This is comforting for students to feel supported, but it can be abused by having them rely on these resources instead of attempting to find the solution on their own.

When students ask too many questions it indicates to me that they aren’t even thinking, and they want me to do the thinking for them. If they are not thinking when they ask the question, how are they supposed to remember the answer the next time around. If it is something I know the student already knows the answer to, or can easily find the answer on their own, I will guide them with relatable examples. I think this is more rewarding for them too when they realize they have come up with the answer on their own, and hopefully give them more confidence to be more independent and not ask so many questions, which they are completely capable of finding the answers to on their own.

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