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Henry (3yo): Calling into the drain, “MOMMY! DADDY! MA MA MA. DA DA DA. MOMMY! DADDY!”\u00a0See, Miss Crystal?! MOMMY! DADDY! I hear it!<\/p>\n
Me: I hear it! I hear an echo!<\/p>\n
Henry: There\u2019s an echo for me in there! It comes up from here. (pointing to the drain)<\/p>\n
Me: The echo comes up from the drain?<\/p>\n
Henry: Yes! Where are the other drains that have echoes?<\/p>\n
Me: I wonder…I see a tube inside the drain that goes this way. (pointing towards the street) The tube goes under the ground. Let\u2019s follow it! Let\u2019s see where it takes us!<\/p>\n
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“There it is! DADDY! This one has an echo too! Let\u2019s see if we can find more echoes!”<\/p>\n
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“I see one over here! No. This one does not have any water. It doesn\u2019t have echoes too.”<\/p>\n
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“I see another one over there! No. That’s just a puddle.”<\/p>\n
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“Here\u2019s another one that\u2019s like the other one (The first drain). It has an echo too!”<\/p>\n
This is a sweet little story about finding wonder in the mundane, but there is also something else deeper. In rapid succession, my friend proposed a series of questions and wonderings. He tested them, and formed new theories based on his findings. Reflecting back on the experience, I can begin to piece together the spaces between Henry\u2019s words and actions to see his theories.<\/p>\n
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Echo theories according to Henry’s current research:<\/p>\n
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Henry’s theories of echoes are not all scientifically proven yet, but that is the nature of theory and inquiry. Theory is designed to be continually challenged. The goal of scientific inquiry is not to find the \u201cright\u201d answers, but to use answers as a springboard to the next set of questions.<\/p>\n
“Is it possible to ‘see’ an echo?”<\/p>\n
“Can an echo live outside of a drain?”<\/p>\n
“Can an echo live in a tree? In the sky? In a cave with a bat?”<\/p>\n
These are the questions that Henry is currently investigating.<\/p>\n
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His enthusiasm for echoes is contagious! Other friends have begun to join in the experiments adding their own unique points of view and questions to the mix.<\/p>\n
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One of the most beautiful qualities of inquiry-based learning, is that there is no end. One discovery, one question, one story leads to another and another. The depth and breadth of the exploration is entirely up to Henry and I\u2019m excited to see where his echo theory takes us next!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Henry (3yo): Calling into the drain, “MOMMY! DADDY! MA MA MA. DA DA DA. MOMMY! DADDY!”\u00a0See, Miss Crystal?! MOMMY! DADDY! I hear it! Me: I hear it! I hear an echo! Henry: There\u2019s an echo for me in there! It comes up from here. (pointing to the drain) Me: The echo comes up from the … <\/p>\n