Intellectual Questions



 


What to Ask, What Not to Ask, That is the Question.


This week in F.Y.E., we talked about setting up our schedule: tips, advice, and warnings; we also read and talked about the reading, The Art of Powerful Questions.
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ho Tomorrow, Tomorrow is the big day. November 4, 2019 at 6:00am honor students will be able to register for classes. Although we are not registering with the entire campus, it can still be a headache when more than 24 honor students are trying to take the same honor's class. Luckily, we received some advice that can relieve any tension as far as finding, making, and scheduling classes. 

Erin Martin, the honor's adviser, talked about how to check your registration time, how to check if you have any holds, the different types of holds, how to find classes, what each icon meant on the course search, and how to register. 

How to Register for Your Classes:

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  1. Go to your MyGeorgiaSouthern and type in the search box "Register (Wings)"
  2. Click on Student
  3. Click on Registration
  4. Click on Add/Drop Classes
  5. Enter your RAN for the correct term
  6. Type in the CRNs of the classes
  7. Submit changes

Carrying on...

On our Wednesday class, we discussed the reading about how to create questions that requires deep thought processing. In the reading, it discussed that many times we ask questions that require yes or no or either or responses. Questions that require just a nod of the head or the point of a finger won't allow us to dig deep and find the explanation or the root of common problems or choices. The reading gave insight about how to word questions that will not cause groups or individuals go into defense mode. Considering that we all read the passage, the assignment in class required us to think of a powerful question that talks about a topic we went over previously in class. 


We constructively critiqued anonymous questions brought to our attention by the professor to see if the question was powerful, and how to enhance it if it lacked something. The class was also required to send in anonymous situations and a powerful question about the situation. Once that was completed, each person got another person's situation and question  and was critiqued by the receiver and their partner. 

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The situation I received was about an episode of  Law and Order SVU. Apparently something happened to this young lady which led to her getting pregnant from the abuse from her father, and her mom was not on her side. The questioned asked how would the young lady's life be different if the mom stood by her daughter? The question does not come off as powerful because it seems like a either or question. I can easily respond with multiple possibilities or outcomes for the young lady's situation. I think that the question can be a little more deep like, "Why is it that you think the mother or mothers whose child has been abused by the other parent would side with their partner?" While that question can cause an emotional response , it makes one think about the why.

Personal Reflection:

I have worries about not getting the classes that I need, but I know that I can and will do everything in my might to get them. I also do not have a perfect stratagey on how to ask powerful questions. With practice, I will be able to ask questions that will make our minds think about things deeper than the surface.

Comments

  1. Rachel WordenNovember 3, 2019 at 3:22 PM

    I agree that the person's question could've been worded differently. Like you said, it probably could have been more thought-provoking if it was worded the way that you proposed instead.

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