The Power of the Question

Students who have excelled academically in a range of disciplines have done so because they have succeeded in answering questions posed by their teachers in the humanities, in the social sciences, and in sciences, mathematics, and engineering. Yet, I urge you to consider the importance of asking instead the right question. It is my contention that posing a new question may be the more valuable pursuit – for it is by questions that we probe the unknown and discover new paths to take for ourselves.