I was walking with a colleague through the Philadelphia Zoo last Thursday afternoon. Our students had spent the morning presenting their work and we blew off steam by making the long walk to the Zoo. <\/p>\n
We were talking about curiosity and where it comes from. Why are some individuals curious about everything? Interested in everything? Full of questions about everything? <\/p>\n
I’ve said for a long time that any person who is humble and curious can learn to be a teacher but I have never tried to figure out how I could create or make those traits. I’ve come to the realization that if you can’t create curiosity, you might be able to inspire it. You can model it in your interactions, in your choices, in all the ways you choose to live your life. <\/p>\n
This is a thank you to my mom and dad who must have modeled this curiosity in pretty much everything they did. National parks? Books? Travel? Music? Doing stuff? Trying new things? I think we felt it all our lives. I hope my kids feel it too. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was walking with a colleague through the Philadelphia Zoo last Thursday afternoon. Our students had spent the morning presenting their work and we blew off steam by making the long walk to the Zoo. We were talking about curiosity and where it comes from. Why are some individuals curious about everything? Interested in everything? … Continue reading Thanks…curiousity<\/span>