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Encouraging Curiosity in Education
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Encouraging organic excitement and curiosity about topics can lead to deeper learning and wider knowledge acquisition in education, according to this transcript from a podcast conversation. The speaker describes how she supports her son's passion for soccer and how such fascination with a topic can lead to a search for knowledge and understanding on many levels.
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The importance of customization in education and how it can help students learn about different elements and disciplines within one topic.
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The importance of customization in education and how it can help students learn about different elements and disciplines within one topic. Also, tips on how to teach critical thinking and encourage students to ask unusual questions.
ChapterEncouraging Curiosity in Education
Episode#199: Stephen Dubner -- The Art of Storytelling and Facing Malcolm Gladwell in a Fist Fight
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Encouraging kids to explore their interests can lead to learning about a variety of topics, using football as an example, which taught a teenager about economics, politics, language, and society, as well as media operations.
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Summary
Encouraging kids to explore their interests can lead to learning about a variety of topics, using football as an example, which taught a teenager about economics, politics, language, and society, as well as media operations.