What is a Think about it. If a question is a symptom of
curiosity, it contains the incentive for its own undoing. If it
is the quest for an answer, it is also the generator of further
questions. It is a tool that prompts the creation of tools—and
one that leads us to look beyond them. It is the response of
humans fromtime immemorial to the condition of being. As it
accepts ignorance, it ensures humility. It preserves democracy
by challenging those in authority. It reveals the self by
challenging assumptions. At St. John’s, a question is a
conversation starter. It initiates unbounded thinking and shared
response, and as it does, it drives an education of
significance. How does a St. John’s education work? There is no
better way to learn than by asking questions. We hope those in
this book will make you want to ask more.