Department of Education and the National Educators Association, developed the Framework for 21 st Century Learning to help schools meet the learning demands needed for students to be successful in the workforce, in college and as citizens within our rapidly changing society. The framework identified broad areas of learning and support systems, and then drilled each of these areas down into specific sets of knowledge and skills that children needed to become proficient in for success.
Within Learning and Innovation skills , they then identified the 4 Cs:. Paying particular attention to the area of critical thinking.
Critical thinking requires:. That means they must be questioning thinkers. All staff working in your program are engaging children in learning opportunities. When we ask good questions, we demonstrate to children that we are interested in what they are thinking and what they are learning. In fact, if we did, we probably would not be supporting the development of critical thinking skills. Different types of questions will give us different types of answers.
Question 1 — Would you like it if you woke up one morning and all the animals in the world could suddenly communicate with you in your own language?
Question 2 — What would happen if you woke up one morning and all the animals in the world could suddenly communicate with you in our own language? When a child is curious about something, he goes on a journey of discovery and exploration to satiate his curiosity.
For instance, assume a girl who has been learning about flowers and plants, finds a four-leaf clover in the field. This rare discovery will certainly fill her with joy and pleasure.
And based on the positive feeling, she will be willing to visit the field another time to re-enact the scene. Every time, she goes to the field, she will find out that getting a four-leaf clover is not as easy as it had been the first time.
This realisation will lead to questions like "Why are three-leaf clovers more common? In summary, the cycle of learning begins with curiosity; this goes on to become discovery; discovery leads to pleasure; pleasure becomes repetition, and repetition culminates in mastery. Here are some methods that are helpful in nurturing curiosity in children. Challenging as it is to find answers to a constant stream of questions from your children, answering their one million and one questions is a great way to encourage their curiosity.
For one, it further leaves the kids more confused than before they asked the question. In essence, always give a simple answer. This gesture alone presents an opportunity for both of you to figure the answers yourselves. Another way to stimulate children's curiosity is by asking them open-ended questions. The second question requires your child to actually stop, think about what happened in school, and recount it to you.
This simple exercise is a sure method of encouraging kids to exercise their thinking skills, which will be a great asset to them as adults. Books are an inexhaustible resource that can captivate the interest of your children and nurture their creative imaginations.
Plan a fun day trip with your kids to your local library or bookstore and allow them to pick whatever books they fancy. Studies show that exposure to books at an early age boosts the numeracy and literacy skills in children.
For one, it further leaves the kids more confused than before they asked the question. In essence, always give a simple answer. This gesture alone presents an opportunity for both of you to figure the answers yourselves.
The second question requires your child to actually stop, think about what happened in school, and recount it to you.
This simple exercise is a sure method of encouraging kids to exercise their thinking skills, which will be a great asset to them as adults. Books are an inexhaustible resource that can captivate the interest of your children and nurture their creative imaginations.
Plan a fun day trip with your kids to your local library or bookstore and allow them to pick whatever books they fancy. Studies show that exposure to books at an early age boosts the numeracy and literacy skills in children. While they are still young, impressionable, and think you are the coolest person in the world, seize the opportunity to behave in a way that promotes the idea of curiosity.
You can do this by turning the most mundane household chores into one filled with learning for both of you. Instead, both of you should brainstorm on possible answers for the scenarios given. Apart from being fun, it creates a healthy parent-child bond. Curiosity is one trait that should be relentlessly nurtured in students. The more inquisitive a child gets, the more they are willing to learn, discover, and explore.
As long as you keep the fire of curiosity alive in them, you can be sure that they will turn out to be lifelong learners who are brave enough to take the paths less trodden. Global Indian International School Blog.
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