s It an Essential Question?A question is ‘essential’ if it . . .• Has no simple ‘right answer’ that can be looked up;• Is meant to be investigated, argued, looked at from different points of view;• Raises other important questions, and if the question itself can be fruitfully questioned;• Naturally arises in everyday life, and/or in ‘doing’ the subject;• Constantly and appropriately recurs; it can be asked and re- asked over time, and as a result of further learning.