Summary Practice – Nick Dufont

Berliner, Wendy. “’Schools Are Killing Curiosity’: Why We Need to Stop Telling Children to Shut up and Learn.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 28 Jan. 2020, https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/28/schools-killing-curiosity-learn.

In the article, “Schools are killing curiosity“, Wendy Berliner tells us that schools are killing curiosity in young students. According to the writer, research has shown that a child’s ability to stay focused was less important than curiosity. In another study lead by researcher Dr Prachi Shah, it was said that in early learning promoting curiosity is a foundation that should be emphasized. The writer also mentions that Paul Howard-Jones, a professor of neuroscience, say that children should be prompted to ask questions despite it being difficult for teachers. Overall the article pushes the idea that a child’s curiosity should be nourished as data suggests that a child’s interest in a given topic may correlate with how quickly the pick up the topic.

1 thought on “Summary Practice – Nick Dufont”

  1. OK this is good work. I see you got the most important points.

    However, there are some unclearly written parts. For example,

    You write: Overall the article pushes the idea that a child’s curiosity should be nourished as data suggests that a child’s interest in a given topic may correlate with how quickly the pick up the topic. — huh? not clear

    Capitalize each word in a title!

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