Can't Smart kids ask questions too?
So, first off let me explain where I came up with this question. I was helping at a local elementary school classroom for 3rd graders. I was helping kids with a worksheet. So I go up to this boy and ask him if he has any questions (he doesn't have anything written down, so I figure he does...) and he replies, "well,.... maybe just a few questions..." and I said, "great, do you have any questions on the first problem?...." and this little girl across the aisle said, "I thought you were smart!" And I thought to myself, "What kind of statement is that!?!?!" and the little girl goes on to say, "smart kids don't have questions", and the boy tries to defend himself saying, "I'm good at math, not English." (we were working on English). And then I was like, "It's perfectly fine for a 'smart kid' to have questions." but they didn't really listen. So I go on to help this boy with his worksheet, and with a little prompting and explaining he gets it just fine. But what disturbed me about this dialog was that the girl thought that smart kids didn't have questions. Hello! How do you think the smart kids got smart?!?! They don't just know! Some of the smartest kids I know were the most inquisitive about everything when they were little. Have questions about something shows that you are interested in something and want to learn more about that subject. If someone isn't interested in something, how are they supposed to know all about it? Basically, everything I know is the answer to some question that I've wondered about. So, to tell the girl she's been misinformed, and in answer to my great question, it is perfectly great for a smart kid to have questions!