Working Through Analysis Paralysis

I have spent a great deal of time sifting and analyzing questions in order to make a project topic decision. I’ve concluded that analysis paralysis occurs when a person spends too much time focusing on the details. Therefore, today I stopped and asked myself a defining question, “what’s the topic of utmost importance to me?" According to Stripling, “The greater the interest, the more likely the researcher is willing to commit great effort to the research process” (Curriculum Connections, p. 149). Without hesitation, I decide that early literacy is my propelling passion. Quite naturally I shift to the next phase of the inquiry process that is classified by Lamb as Wondering.