Children thrive in environments that encourage curiosity from "summary" of How Children Learn by John Caldwell Holt
In any kind of environment, children seem to thrive when they are encouraged to be curious. When they are not, they soon become passive, bored, and indifferent. They stop learning. Curiosity is so powerful a force that whenever we stop to look at something that catches our attention, we automatically become more alert and observant. We are opened up and in motion. In many kinds of environments, children are not able to follow their own interests or explore the world around them. The things they are told to pay attention to are often not interesting. They are not encouraged to ask questions or to seek for answers. They are not given the chance to try things out, to see what happens. Instead of being able to discover and learn, children are required to listen pa...
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