From TCNEWS
An Educationist, Mrs Chinyere Emeruwa has encouraged teachers to create a friendly learning environment where students and pupils can ask questions, no matter how stupid it might appear.
interacting with our correspondent through WhatsApp chat, as some countries observed the year 2024 Ask a Stupid Question Day, Emeruwa posited that such a friendly learning atmosphere, makes the students /pupils more comfortable, so that they can ask the teacher about anything they are interested in.
Observed on September 28, Ask a Stupid Question Day encourages you to overcome your fear of sounding uneducated, and opening yourself to learning by asking your stupidest questions.
Emeruwa observed that Ask a Stupid Question Day presents the opportunity for children who are shy to speak up and ask a question, no matter how scary this may seem or how stupid they fear the question may be.

She said, “This Day is celebrated at the right time and it is apt, especially now that we are advocating for inclusive education, where the uniqueness of every individual is important and must be given adequate attention”.
She further observed that it is not only about encouraging children to be more inquisitive, but it is about creating a friendly, positive, and encouraging classroom environment so that kids are not worried about being laughed at.
According to the records available, during the 1980’s a bunch of teachers realized that their students weren’t asking questions for fear of sounding stupid. So they created a day dedicated to letting students ask the questions they were most ashamed of. By making a place that was safe for all questions, they were encouraging them to open up and share their curiosity with the class, without the fear of being ridiculed.
Ever since then Ask a Stupid Question Day has been an annual tradition celebrated by American Schools everywhere, and has recently traveled into Britain and India.