Inquiry Journey to Date

Initially, my inquiry question was focused on the importance of strong teacher student relationships. I wanted to find out if the development of positive relationships in schools would provide students with a greater motivation to learn. However, during my short practicum, I realized the difficulty of establishing meaningful relationship in a short period of time and with so many different students. I knew I wanted my inquiry question and project to be influential. Rather than pursue a question which may or may not be effective for a few students, I decided to change my question and attempt to positively affect all the students in my class during the practicum. After some thought, I decided that simply focusing on cooking skills, nutrition or developing a healthy relationship to food would not be as relevant or important for all of my students. Instead, I wanted my inquiry question to provide my students with something that I believe is lacking in high schools, which are social and emotional skills.