Curiosity and Wonder: Cue Into Children’s Inborn Motivation to Learn

Children are born eager to learn. Curious by nature, you can’t keep them from
exploring as they try to comprehend their environment. Everything is a wonder.
Children’s curiosity is first focused on you: mom and dad. You’re an amazing miracle to gaze upon, touch, and smell; just like baby is for you! The unique pattern of your face and sound of your voice captures rapt attention. Quite literally, you are baby’s doorway into the world of love and learning. From warm, responsive interactions with you, children develop a love of learning, too.

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About Giorgio Bertini

Research Professor. Founder Director at Learning Change Project - Research on society, culture, art, neuroscience, cognition, critical thinking, intelligence, creativity, autopoiesis, self-organization, rhizomes, complexity, systems, networks, leadership, sustainability, thinkers, futures ++
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