An inquiry is any process that has the aim of augmenting knowledge, resolving doubt, or solving a problem.
Inquiry-based education is the perfect method for educating students. (period) In inquiry based learning the teacher becomes the provocateur in which they model how to contribute and extend ideas, how to introduce ideas and subject matter of inquiry potential, how to question and how to carry out an investigation of an individual's ideas. Inquiry is play, as John Seely Brown notes, play is the creative tension that exists between rules and freedom. To be effective there needs to boundaries and rules established. After a period in an inquiry based class student's begin to move out of the traditional industrial school notions into a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere where inquiry and learning can take place in a free exchange of ideas in a community. Students take ownership over their learning and for the material they are responsible for within the group. Through experiential learning students can find existential justification. Performing outdoor and indoor experiences, developing skills, researching questions, students become more complete individuals. Check out the inquiry method (Natural Curiosity) related to education, for young children but applicable for older students. For a quick overview and essential questions to ask about inquiry-based learning from Ontario education, see this. Not all aspects of inquiry are based outdoors, instead numerous aspects are conducted through technology and products may be presented digitally. Check out the Vsauce video below to see first hand the possibilities of self-discovery and research, which inquiry allows you to do.
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