I practiced open-ended questions, the kind that seek no specific answers but rather build a chain of ideas without the need for closure. It was not easy. I felt myself always waiting for the right answer -- my answer. p. 123

But the goal is the same, no matter what the age of the students; someone must be there to listen, respond, and add a dab of glue to the important words that burst forth. p. 127

The key is curiosity, and it is curiosity, not answers, that we model. As we seek to learn more about a child, we demonstrate the acts of observing, listening, questioning, and wondering. p. 127

    by Vivian Paley     in (May, 1986). On listening to what the children say. Harvard Educational Review.