Why We Should Ask Questions
我们为什么要提问
In many classrooms, the students who ask questions are the ones who feel most confident. Yet most of us stay silent, because we are afraid that a question will make us look slow.
在很多课堂上，提问的学生往往是那些最有信心的人。可我们大多数人选择沉默，因为我们怕一个问题会让自己显得迟钝。
Last year I finally asked my physics teacher why a heavy ball and a light ball fall at the same speed. He did not simply give me the answer; he took us outside and let us test it ourselves.
去年我终于问物理老师：为什么重球和轻球下落的速度一样快？他没有直接给答案，而是带我们到室外，让我们自己动手验证。
That afternoon changed the way I study, because I stopped treating textbooks as finished truth. A good question does not show ignorance; it shows that you are actually thinking.
那个下午改变了我学习的方式，因为我不再把课本当成已经说完的真理。好问题暴露的不是无知，而是你确实在思考。
Questions also connect people, since they invite others to explain what they know. So the next time you do not understand something, remember that the classroom is waiting for your voice.
提问还能让人与人连接起来，因为它邀请别人讲述他们知道的东西。所以下次你有不懂的地方时，请记住：课堂一直在等你的声音。