Philosophies

Why Some Teachers Refuse to Answer Directly

An interview-adjacent essay on indirect teaching, drawing on conversations with practitioners about the pedagogy of the unanswered question.

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Why Some Teachers Refuse to Answer Directly

Ask a direct question of certain teachers and you will often receive, in return, another question.

Students new to this style of teaching frequently experience it as evasion, or even as a kind of power play: the teacher withholding knowledge they clearly possess. Conversations with practitioners who use this method suggest a different intention entirely.

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