You Don’t Just Ask Questions to Teachers—You Ask Them to Life

One of the biggest problems with school?
We get trained to wait for answers, not to ask the right questions.

We sit quietly, listen, memorize… and forget.
But the real engine of learning isn’t answers—it’s questions.

A student recently told me they were scared to ask.
In middle school, their teachers actually gave them worse grades for asking “too many” questions.
And so they learned to stay quiet.

But here’s what I told them:

It’s not about asking questions to your teacher.
It’s about asking questions to life.

When you start a project—anything real—you hit obstacles.
Confusion. Dead ends.
And that’s when the real questions start:
Why isn’t this working? What am I missing? What do I need to know to move forward?

That’s the kind of questioning that pulls learning out of you.
It’s not about impressing anyone. It’s about curiosity. Struggle. Progress.

So if you’re afraid to ask questions in class, that’s okay.
Ask them outside. Ask them to your work, to your mistakes, to your dreams.

And you’ll see:
The world answers back.