February Precept: It’s better to know some of the questions then all the answers I believe this precept means when you have some questions in a classroom and everyone also has the same question but everyone is too scared to ask because they think that if they ask questions they will be considered weak. But in my opinion I think the people that are too scared to ask their questions should considered weak. But if one person asks the question because there not scared I think they would help the classroom in figuring out the answer or even multiple answers to multiple questions. So you would be getting two for the price of one but if you knew all the answers you would probably keep quiet and everyone else who didn’t know what to do and was too scared to ask questions. I also believe this precept means the people that choose to ask questions get the benefit of getting answers from multiple people who probably have different opinions on the question you’re answering. So too conclude this is what I believe the February precept means.

The February precept is: “It’s better to know some of the questions than all the answers.” – James Thurber

I think Mr.Thurber meant that if you just know the answers then that doesn’t show any evidence that you tried to understand the questions. If you just know the answers then people might assume that you asked your friend for the answers. If you ask a whole bunch of questions then it shows that you are interested in the learning process.

This precept also reminds me of a time before the 1500’s when most people thought the Earth was flat. The way this makes a connection to me is the fact that the people thought they had all the answers and never questioned their beliefs. They never asked themselves “Am I wrong?” or “Does this make sense?” It’s a good thing some people like Christopher Columbus did ask themselves these questions to find out for sure if the world was flat or round.