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Cultivating Curiosity Among Older Students
Cultivating Curiosity Among Older Students
Small, daily shifts in the way middle and high school teachers ask questions can boost student engagement.
I’m not naturally inclined to visit art galleries. Yet, when I visit an art gallery, I get curious. I ask questions such as, what will be the overarching theme, and what will surprise me? After I view a piece of art, I try to determine how close my predictions of the purpose of the piece align with the artist’s statement. I use inquiry to activate my curiosity even when the experience is not my initial preference.
In a seven-period day, kids are likely not going to be stoked for every single period. They are likely visiting a few of their own “art galleries” per day. So, how do we cultivate curiosity when students are not necessarily intrinsically motivated about the context or content we find ...
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