Ask a Stupid Question

September 28 is Ask a Stupid Question Day. It’s your opportunity to speak up and to ask all those questions you were afraid to ask because you thought they were too stupid or dumb. Nobody will laugh, I hope.

The roots of this special day goes back to the 1980’s. At the time, there was a movement by teachers to try to get kids to ask more questions in the classroom.

Aside from getting the answer to your question, there are a number of other benefits that you will make the most of if you start to ask more questions. After all, we learn about life by answering questions. This is something that has been scientifically proven!

When children ask the question “why” and they start to observe and try out different things, they learn about the world. Questioning also makes you open up. You form new patterns in the brain and you enrich your knowledge and outlook on life. Plus, asking questions creates a sense of happiness, and it makes you wiser in the process.

Carl Sagan said, “There are naïve questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand the world. There is no such thing as a dumb question.”

There’s always something new to learn, right?

Nancy Roe
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