43. Students should always question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.

43. Students should always question what they are taught instead of accepting it passively.

Agree:
- Questioning allows innovation.
Ex: Copernicus, Galileo
Ex: Michelangelo, Da Vinci
- Students will be more engaged when they are questioning.
- Teachers and textbooks are not infallible.
- Questioning provides the opportunity to modify current theories.

Disagree:
- Questioning is not approved.
Ex: Italian philosopher Bruno was burned at the stake because his cosmic theory of an infinite universe offended religion.
Ex: During the Qin dynasty, Qin Shi Huang burned books and buried scholars alive to prevent people from questioning the government.
- Excessive questioning would be counterproductive (i.e., meaningless questions).
- Students need a foundation of knowledge.