By composing and posing a series of questions on a new topic, one is able to introduce the concept without "telling" what the concept is. In a sense, it becomes a process of search and discovery; exploration and illumination and therefore more meaningful. Learning and teaching becomes more collaborative/cooperative.
What do you think of the "what-if-not" approach?
The "what-if-not" approach stresses how things should not be taken at face value. This type of questioning opens doors to other paths of solving/analyzing problems and another way of thinking about them. In a sense, there is more generalization of a concept going on. More in terms of relating the problem/issue to other similar ones. This approach also helps us get out of a rigid, single minded mentality. We open ourselves to other ways of doing and seeing things.
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