Brenda Hawkins starts each day at her daycare with a question for the kids.

Like today was, can I wear my pants on my head?

So I'll come downstairs with a pair of pants on my head.

And so I'll be like, you know, hey, can I wear these on my head?

At first, there's not much consensus in the room.

You have some to say it, no, Miss Brenda, you can't wear them on your hair.

And others will be like, yes, you can.

And this engagement with the question, that's exactly what she's looking for.

Brenda has owned and operated her own daycare in her home for 30 plus years. She says when she started out,

kids were given more answers than questions. It was more so drilling things into them.

They were going to school super smart. They were able to identify letters and read and all that,

but they couldn't figure out how to do it if it was something new.

Now kids are encouraged to ask questions and explore the answers for themselves.

One thing I did for those who said, well, I can wear pants on my head. I gave them a pair

of pants. And I let them wear them on their head. Because that's such an important part of it, isn't it?

It is.

You know, they're not old enough to be, you know, just sitting in lecture to.

They want to play.

And so it's learning through play.

Exactly.

And, you know, we can talk all day long, but it's our experiences that really

teaches us.

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