Where does the thinking sit in our classrooms?
Lately, I’ve been sitting with a question that keeps resurfacing in very different classrooms and conversations.
It’s not a problem to solve, but more a noticing that gently changes how we see our teaching once it’s there. I’m curious what it stirs for you, in your own context.
Most lessons start with good intentions.
You ask a question.
You wait.
And when the silence stretches just a little too long, you step in — not because students can’t think, but because the lesson needs to move forward.
Many teachers carry this moment quietly. There’s no guilt in it, just a flicker of awareness: whose thinking is carrying the lesson right now?
When do you feel your students are truly doing the thinking?
and when do you notice that thinking slipping back into your hands?
Share a moment that lingered with you, name a situation that feels familiar, or simply write the question that surfaced as you read this.
A sentence or two is plenty.
