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, www.theguardian.com/education/2020/jan/28/schools-killing-curiosity-learn.
In the article ‘Schools Are Killing Curiosity’, Wendy Berliner, tells us about the importance of curiosity in young kids and how the standing education system is harming the curiosity many young kids are born with. Research has proven that encouraging a childs curiosity leads to better academic performance among them. For example, in a study in Ilminster Avenue nursery school, regular toys were replaced with items such as cardboard boxes, tin cans and pots and pans. The children took the new items and used their creativity and imagination to create slides, spaceships, and imaginary kingdoms. Parents which were skeptical at first were surprised by the rise in creativity among the students. Research has shown that as kids got older, their curiosity declined, asking only about 1 question every couple hours as opposed to the multiple questions asked every hour in younger kids. A quote that stood out to me was “Zoe, no questions now, please; it’s time for learning.” This quote was unbelievable to me because asking questions is part of learning. This article is calling for a change in the education system to promote curiosity, especially in their formative years.
