I think a good way to start off this chapter was with the quote "If I was so good at making inferences, I wonder why it took me so long to figure that one out?" Teachers need to know about making inferences just as much as students do. Teaching is all about solving problems with no where near as much information that is needed to solve the problem. If as teachers we are not able to do this how are we supposed to expect students to be able to do it.
Inferences are really important especially in higher grades will it is more necessary to read between the lines with the literature. To me it is also one of the most interesting and imaginative parts of Language Arts, there is no right or wrong answer as long as you can support it. I'm sure some of the things the students come up with will seem ridiculous until they explain themselves. It's almost like making the story personal and more important to yourself, you've been given clues and it's up to your deductive reasoning skills to solve a mystery that is the story.
For teachers this means looking below the surface of our students to try and understand what they are thinking. Inferencing skills are invaluable, being able to use them in almost any situation.
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