CATERING vs COOKING

So many educators say that students are so lazy these days.  They want to know what is in it for them. They don't want to work hard to learn.  Have we been a part of a society that has been catering too long?

Have be been delivering content as if the students cannot find the answers themselves?  Have we enjoyed being the bearers of the content?  Have we truly taught them that learning is seeking knowledge and then pondering what it means and how to use it?

Perhaps we should get them cooking, stewing, slow cooking, and only once in awhile microwaving their learning?  10 years from now, will they know more about life, learning and being a successful citizen if we require them to question, seek resources to answer questions (not just in the textbook) and then respond?  Perhaps less responding but more thought-provoking responses would be in order then.

Inquiry - getting kids to question, make a claim or statement and then gather evidence that clarifies or confirms whether they are accurate or not.  It is not if they are accurate that truly matters -- is it?  To me, it is whether they can determine if they are accurate.

With all the information coming at all of us, those who cannot ponder, wonder, and research are the ones who will be most left behind.  The ones who cannot tell what is accurate versus what is a scam or bogus.

I am definitely pondering this today.  Will you ponder with me?  Will you share a comment?