In
order to establish the strength and relevance the questions I have begun to
develop and explore hold within my workplace, it was important for me to be
able to share them with other colleagues. From this, I may gage from their
initial responses whether to carry them through to inquiry level.
As
I have mentioned before in my previous blog, regarding individuals within my
SIG’s sharing similar ideas, I thought it appropriate to ask colleagues who I
work with daily to share their opinions. This was because I came up with much
of the content for inquiry based on what I experience daily at work. The two
members of staff that I approached for help were teachers of dance/drama within
a secondary school setting. Looking at their responses, my initial thoughts
were that they held some similarities to each other, but also to what I had
been thinking when writing out the questions originally. Great! I thought this
must mean I have a strong set of ideas on which to base my inquiry, they hold
merit, the answers highlight similarities…
It was only when I had a Skype
session with Adesola that I have since realised that there may be cause to
adjust/rewrite/omit certain questions before my inquiry. Why do their responses
highlight similarities? Is this because we all work within the same
environment, teach the same students, adhere to the same school policies? Maybe
so, but it was also pointed out to me by Adesola that a couple of my questions
could be considered ‘leading.’
Does gender have any influence on negativity
towards drama?
Does age have any influence on negativity towards
drama?
The way that I have worded
this implies that I think gender/age affects negativity and as a result, I
expect reference to that in answers given. Gender affecting negativity could be
a subject of a scientific experiment carried out in schools, perhaps by the
government etc., and certainly is not what I wanted to be focussing on in my
inquiry. I have since come to the
realisation that my inquiry doesn't need to be so outcome orientated. Instead,
it is OK for my inquiry to just focus on gaining more knowledge on an area. By
changing the above question to; “How do you feel drama is accepted by students
in a school setting?” I am leaving the questions far more open-ended and less
bias. I had been under the impression that the results of the inquiry were
intended to help improve both my professional practice and others whom I work
with. But who am I, aged 23, recent graduate, limited number of years teaching
experience, to dictate to far older/wiser/more experienced professionals?! Instead,
I should think about the people in my communities being people I have yet to
meet in my professional career.
Once again, hindsight is a
wonderful thing!
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