Every year parents and kids prepare themselves for exams. Especially for those facing those big exams. Nevertheless, sometimes parents can get carried away and are already stressing out their kids tests from the first year of school. But are exams and tests that are really going to help our kids equip themselves with life skills such as problem solving, teamwork, creativity and develop character like patience, courage, discipline. Exams and tests are great for imparting knowledge and perhaps technical skills but whats important is how are they able to use those knowledge and skill in the real world, when they start going to work and when they leave their parents home and try to make a life for themselves.
Curiosity is a strong desire to learn or know something—a search for information for its own sake.Character Lab
When was the last time you were curious about something? Curiosity is the critical ingredient in learning. Without being curious we would not have the desire to find out more.
There are three answers to a yes/no question. "Yes", "No" and "I don't know".Dr. Jon Baron
There was a research about active, open-minded thinking (AOT), which encourages us to seek new information. We need to review how we are educating our children. Are their formative years filled only with maths and science? Or are we allowing them to be curious and explore and ask questions?
Children are naturally curious. My five and nine year old are constantly asking me "why?" or "what is that?" At time I am tempted to just tell them to stop asking so many question. Then I remember that it is good to be curious and I will always try to answer their question and explain. At the same time to also ask them what do they think.
Collaboration. Communication. Critical thinking. Creativity. - Should be present in all classrooms.
Joe Ruhl received his bachelors and masters degrees at Purdue University and he has been sharing the joys of biology with kids for 37 years. He presently teaches Biology, Genetics, and Science Research courses at Jefferson High School in Lafayette, Indiana. Joe and his wife Gail have two children and two grandchildren. The National Association of Biology Teachers named Joe Ruhl the Outstanding Biology Teacher of Indiana in 1987. In 1988 he was awarded a Golden Apple Teaching Award by the Lafayette, Indiana Chamber of Commerce. In 1989 he was honored at the White House as Indiana’s recipient of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science Teaching. In 1996 he received the Purdue University College of Science Distinguished Alumnus Award for Excellence in K-12 Science Teaching. In 2004 he was awarded the Purdue College of Education’s Crystal Apple Teaching Award. And in 2012 he was honored with the Shell National Science Teaching Award.
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Students are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing world, we need to revolutionize what it means to learn. Education innovators like Dr. Sugata Mitra, visiting professor at MIT; Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy; and Dr. Catherine Lucey, Vice Dean of Education at UCSF, are redefining how we engage young minds for a creatively and technologically-advanced future. Which of these eduvators holds the key for unlocking the learning potential inside every student?
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