Questions

Questions are limitless. They give researchers passion and influential speaker’s their power. Questions are often used in the business world to stimulate growth or encourage new ideas. But in high school, questions are largely suppressed. Asking too many questions can make it seem you don’t understand the concepts being taught or that you are attempting to pull the teacher off topic. Many times there just isn’t enough time in the school day to expand on and really question the concepts behind a topic. However, I’ve discovered to my excitement that asking the right questions and taking the initiative to then answer them can make a positive change in my own environment and impact the people around me.

Unfortunately, no amount of proactive thinking will answer all the questions that will fill my head. But that is the beauty of it! One answered question always leads to another question, another opportunity to create a solution that will benefit my community and my world. In life, we are all researchers, moving from question to question, using our prior knowledge in the challenges ahead of us. One of the tools that we have is brotherhood, the ability for a determined, passionate and driven group of peers to come together in their research and use each other. Clemson will be a place where I can pose my questions to like-minded students and formulate lasting solutions that will positively impact the college and the campus community. Together, we have the ability to make lasting change, and I’ve discovered that all it really starts with is asking the right questions.