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Ask Children“Wha t do Y ou Think about Tha t？”
A nyone who has had regular contact with children should ask them the question， ‘What do you think about that？’， every day. “That” can be anything； a person， place， thing or idea. We should start when the child is an 1）infant. Just point to something and ask the question， and pause. We should continue throughout childhood and persist in 2）adolescence. Asking a child， “what do you think about that？”， is an invitation to a 3）collaboration， a joint effort at meaningmaking. It 4）acknowledges that child as a fellow human creature engaged in the world and its stuff. The question also conveys the expectation of participation and the responsibility of having a view. The pause is as important as the question. Adults need to listen. We want children to develop these virtues of engagement and participation. I think that’s more likely to happen if we welcome and value children’s views and experiences from the start， even when they make us 5）squirm or lose track of our lesson plans or when they challenges us to change long-standing practices. What do you think about that？ I suggest that we regularly ask children the question in its most 6）radical form， as an invitation to participate in shaping the free world.
任何经常与孩子打交道的人应该每天问孩子们这个问题，“你对那样东西有什么想法？”“那样东西”可以是任何事物：一个人，一处地方，一样东西或是一种想法。当孩子还处于婴儿期的时候，我们就应该开始这样的询问。你只要指着某样东西，问这个问题，然后停下来即可。我们应该将这个做法贯穿孩子的童年，并在其青少年时期得以持续。问问孩子“你对那样东西有什么想法？”能够开发他们的合作能力，并共同努力完成意义的构建的过程。这个问题表现出大人们视孩子如同等地位的成人，让他们参与到世界中来。这个问题也表达了对孩子们参与其中的期望以及使他们形成自己观念的责任感。停顿与问题一样重要。大人们需要去聆听。我们想要孩子们多加参与。我想，如果我们从一开始就乐意接纳并重视孩子们的想法与经历的话，即便有时候他们会让我们感到不舒服，或是使我们脱离了我们的课堂计划，或是挑战我们去改变惯有的做法，这一点就更有可能得以实现。你对那样东西有什么想法？我建议大家用最彻底的方式多问孩子这个问题，让他们变成改变这个自由世界的一份力量。
A nyone who has had regular contact with children should ask them the question， ‘What do you think about that？’， every day. “That” can be anything； a person， place， thing or idea. We should start when the child is an 1）infant. Just point to something and ask the question， and pause. We should continue throughout childhood and persist in 2）adolescence. Asking a child， “what do you think about that？”， is an invitation to a 3）collaboration， a joint effort at meaningmaking. It 4）acknowledges that child as a fellow human creature engaged in the world and its stuff. The question also conveys the expectation of participation and the responsibility of having a view. The pause is as important as the question. Adults need to listen. We want children to develop these virtues of engagement and participation. I think that’s more likely to happen if we welcome and value children’s views and experiences from the start， even when they make us 5）squirm or lose track of our lesson plans or when they challenges us to change long-standing practices. What do you think about that？ I suggest that we regularly ask children the question in its most 6）radical form， as an invitation to participate in shaping the free world.
任何经常与孩子打交道的人应该每天问孩子们这个问题，“你对那样东西有什么想法？”“那样东西”可以是任何事物：一个人，一处地方，一样东西或是一种想法。当孩子还处于婴儿期的时候，我们就应该开始这样的询问。你只要指着某样东西，问这个问题，然后停下来即可。我们应该将这个做法贯穿孩子的童年，并在其青少年时期得以持续。问问孩子“你对那样东西有什么想法？”能够开发他们的合作能力，并共同努力完成意义的构建的过程。这个问题表现出大人们视孩子如同等地位的成人，让他们参与到世界中来。这个问题也表达了对孩子们参与其中的期望以及使他们形成自己观念的责任感。停顿与问题一样重要。大人们需要去聆听。我们想要孩子们多加参与。我想，如果我们从一开始就乐意接纳并重视孩子们的想法与经历的话，即便有时候他们会让我们感到不舒服，或是使我们脱离了我们的课堂计划，或是挑战我们去改变惯有的做法，这一点就更有可能得以实现。你对那样东西有什么想法？我建议大家用最彻底的方式多问孩子这个问题，让他们变成改变这个自由世界的一份力量。