CULTIVATE CURIOSITY
Curiosity and the Learning Process
These papers consider the role played by curiosity in the process of learning, particularly in relation to exciting students' interest in learning and making them think.
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WILLINGHAM - Why Students Don't Like School | [pdf 648KB] |
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Curiosity and Academic Performance
These articles present the case for the 'academic' value of cultivating curiosity in the classroom.
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VON STUMM - The Hungry Mind | [pdf 257KB] |
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Curiosity as restless questioning, as movement toward the revelation of something hidden, as a question verbalised or not, as search for clarity, as a moment of attention, suggestion, and vigilance, constitutes an integral part of the phenomenon of being alive. Curiosity does not automatically become critical. One of the essential tasks of education is the promotion of a curiosity that is critical, bold, and adventurous.
Paulo Freire
