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Hi, @ Brian! I don't think it matters to me as a teacher what questions a student may ask. If you know your Rabine method, the important thing would be that there is a question, and not which it should be.

We teachers work for the students, so that they can enjoy doing and get better at doing what they love, we have to be receptive of their needs and processes. And we know fairly well, after due experience, that it's very difficult to teach somebody something that they are not interested in learning (even if it'd be very important for them to learn!).

Students have their own worries, concerns and interests and it's working on those that we can make our influence be noticed. So, again following Rabine, every class should begin from a question brought to the teacher by the student, from the practise of the last week's work or whatever. 

If you have a question and a legitimate desire to try and find your own answer to that question (even if it's not the answer you suposed it would be. You'd be surprised of how many ask a question beliving to their core that they know the answer!) then you cannot go wrong. I'll help you deal with the question though sometimes I may say "well, that's an excelent question but to work on the answer maybe we should ask ourselves this or that before."

So, the correct answer to the question you pose would be: what are you concerned with? 

I hope this is helpful,

Ariel  

Hi Brian,  Whilst I have never taught I have been coached and taught many things by many people. I am a firm believer in that communication is a two way street and for all concerned that is necessary to achieve success. Although goodness knows that I have asked many a dumb question in my day and felt quite foolish for doing so. 

My question would be how do you facilitate a student who may be embarrassed or scared to ask questions?  Also how do you address questions and concerns of students without perhaps destroying confidence and rapport with a student? 

Cheers

M