ESHA Magazine April 2012.pdf

CURIOSITY; A CONDITION FOR LEARNING
our primary role must be to maintain, to nourish, and to celebrate
each learner’s individual curiosity and sense of wonder. Every day
we need to create an atmosphere where students feel comfortable
about raising questions and let our students know that their
questions are not only valued, but have an important place in our
learning environments. We can be highly responsive to our students
needs and continuously challenge students to develop skills and
gain new knowledge and understanding. Within our classrooms we
need to nurture a genuine attitude of exploration and deep interest
in everything, ways of thinking and being. This has the potential for
our students to become more confident and flexible, adaptable and
active learners.
Curious people will learn how to learn and repeat the process again
and again. As often as possible, we want to leave the ideas, the
solutions, the suggestions, the purpose, the questioning, and the
60 ESHA MAGAZINE APRIL 2012