It is essential to respond to student questions in order to facilitate learning. You do not need to answer a question as soon as a student asks, obviously there are times when interruptions are inappropriate, but you should plan for some way to address questions daily. This might mean reserving 10 or 15 minutes of class for questions, or asking students to write their questions down and submit them after class. One technique that many educators find effective is to announce how many questions you will answer and from whom. For example, “I have time for about 3 more questions, so let’s have Huey ask first, then Dewey, then Louie.” If students have unanswered questions at the end of the day, ask them to write down or e-mail their questions and respond to them in a reasonable amount of time. Responses need not be personalized. If a number of students have the same question, it becomes worthwhile to address the issue to the class as a whole.
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