Thinking Time

 Thinking Time

How much time do we waste in class waiting for students to respond to a question? Robert O’Neill says that we should give students time to construct their answers to our questions. He suggests writing questions on the board and asking students to think about them before asking them to respond. Alternatively, students can be asked to discuss the questions in pairs. Although this takes time, it will also save time because the answers will be more fluent and accurate.