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.
Curiosity is a strong desire to learn or know something—a search for information for its own sake.Character Lab
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.