For me, inquiry based learning starts with an idea rather than a question--an idea that is complex, an idea that does not have one right final answer. Inquiry based learning is why I have always had a love for literature, reading, and writing. My English teachers in high school and college would present a scenario, a conflict, or a theme, and we would create, design, build, and never stop learning from it. As stated by David Perkins in Chapter 1 "Introduction to Inquiry Based Learning," inquiry based learning is about "structuring learning around opportunities to experience or engage in the topic as it would exist outside of school." I remember sitting my math classes in high schools learning formulas and calculator functions thinking, "When in the world will I actually ever use this?" Every student who has ever sat in a class they did not like has had that exact thought before--what is the point? Additionally, in this reading, the author reassures teacher...