Category: Practice Reflection

In the article ” Schools are killing curiosity”, Wendy Berliner informs parents that children are being taught to learn instead of being curious. Berliner uses research from Susan Engel that states ” How well they behave, and how they perform

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As I reflect on my educational journey, it becomes increasingly apparent that schools, unintentionally perhaps, have become environments that stifle creativity and curiosity. I vividly recall a moment from my early years in school when imagination and curiosity were actively

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Part 3: Reflection

I agree with Berliner that as kids get older, they stop asking their teachers questions. I have experienced this myself in my 8th grade history class. As soon as we entered that classroom, all the kids and

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In the article ” Schools are killing curiosity “, Wendy Berliner includes the perspective of Paul Howard Jones, professor of neuroscience and education at Bristol university. He explains that ” Humans learn from novelty situations and curiosity is important to

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Part 3 Reflection –

In the article, “Schools are killing curiosity’: why we need to stop telling children to shut up and learn” by Wendy Berliner, the author stated, “The questions they asked were aimed at improving their

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Part 3 Reflection:

I agree with the notion that the current education system teaches students to suppress their curiosity. I have lived through public education, where the curriculum is not the best but the intention of many educators is for

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Part 3 Reflection

I agree with the information from Wendy Berliner that children ask fewer questions as they enter school. More severely, as students get older they even do not ask questions to teachers anymore. From my experience, I had

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I agree with the information the author presents. I agree with what the author presented because i’ve had the same experience growing up in school. In elementary school up to 6th grade i was a very talkative kid , i

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