In Wendy Berliner’s article “‘Schools are killing curiosity'”, Berliner thoroughly explains how curiosity is a vital skill in children, yet school-like environments are hindering it. Through research from American facilities like the University of Michigan and the Center for Human Growth and Development (CHGD), it’s proven that children do, in fact, have a natural urge to question everything, even asking questions at high speeds at young ages. Despite that, it’s also recorded that patterns like these drop as children develop, suggesting that something about the U.S educational system itself has something to do with the decline in curiosity. After several studies and confirmations from experts in the field of child psychology, Berliner assures that children and adults alike need constant stimulation towards the brain. Curiosity and creativity need to be preserved as a tools that better help us understand the world. If the school system needs to be altered in order to do so, then so be it.
