Asking questions is sometimes a painful act of courage, especially when you are asking the group of people whose opinions you value most: your students.
Chris Hallberg, business consultant and turnaround specialist, wrote this provocative blog post for Leadership Now about the questions business leaders should ask their employees about the health of their organizations. These are not flaky questions one might find on a post-workshop survey. Many are unsettling Big Questions which test the emotional fragility of leaders who often fear constructive criticism and self-reflection.
As I read it, my mind gravitated towards comparisons to classroom teaching and so I decided to tweak the questions just a bit into ones that we could ask our students at the end of a semester or year.
Here we go!
Wow and ouch!
As scary as these questions are, the responses to them would give us a wealth of information about the classroom experience, information that we could act upon to improve learning for all.
So if you are looking for something to do in class right after holiday break, look no further!
What is your favorite question on this list?
Which question on the list would you be most interested in getting answers to?
Which question makes you most nervous?
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More on Chris Hallberg: Chris is ranked #9 on Inc.’s “Top 50 Leadership and Management Experts,” is a seasoned business consultant, turnaround expert, United States Army veteran, and author of The Business Sergeant’s Field Manual. You will find his blog at Business Sergeant.
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