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This requires teacher to be more simultaneous and skillful in teaching

Good reminder! Oftentimes, we teacher have a lesson plan and we just want to execute it. There is a need to pause and ask students questions to see if they understand what we are saying. Students need to construct their own understanding.

Ask questions that require complex/higher order thinking, not just questions requiring factual answers.

Right. I have learnt about the importance of questioning strategies in the classroom. However, it is very challenging in the reality. Not all students are eager to answer questions. Sometimes I had to wait endlessly to hear their answers, or frame my questions in other ways to help them understand. It is very easy to "talk at" students- lecturing them. However, when you ask questions and guide your students to answer them, they will understand the lesson better and memorize it longer. Questioning strategy requires a lot of practice and experience in the classroom to get better.

Nice question. I would like to know as well :)

Asking open-ended questions can stimulate our students' thinking and elicit more insights from them. These types of questions can help us see different perspectives from students instead of just yes/no answers.

We can intentionally or unintentionally do that. To me, sometimes I feel overwhelmed with my workload, but I just don't want to bother other people so I just keep trying. This is something I have to learn.

This is why we should have peer feedback and collaborative observation. When we do something for too long, we become automate and think what we are doing is absolutely right. However, when other people observe us from outside, they can give us valuable insights and suggestions to improve our work. These are things that we cannot see by ourselves. Thus, teachers need to be more open-minded.

We can see that in the standardized tests, placement tests, or other requirements from the institutions.

That is why students often feel reluctant to give feedback to their teachers

I have to admit that sometimes I have this mindset. I tend to pay more attention to my shortcomings and failures, and undermine all the successes that I made. This habit is killing my confidence and I tend to see myself as "inadequate".

Yes! When someone points out a mistake, or give a negative feedback, they should also give a reason why they think that way, and offer solutions/suggestions instead of just whining

This is dangerous. We tend to judge other people when they are making mistakes. This idea connects with the previous articles we read about "learning to empathize with our students". We don't know where they come from and what they have to suffer in life that might impact their performance in class.

when grading students' paper, we should look at the strengths that they demonstrate instead of only focusing on their weaknesses