The biggest factor in our students’ curiosity at school is us! Teachers can create (or kill) cultures of curiosity. We’ll look at four qualities and a couple experiments run by Susan Engel.
Year: 2018
Curiosity 3: Curiosity Is Social
When we’re curious, we can enhance that curiosity by discussing it with others. Our mutual confusion takes us deeper into the experience.
Confusion Leads to Curiosity (Curiosity Part 2)
So how do we make kids curious? We’ll cover two aspects: creating information gaps and (yes) purposefully confusing our students.
How To Pique Curiosity
In part one of this curiosity series, we explore the connection between curiosity, anticipation, and dopamine and discover why we remember things better when we are allowed to wonder.