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New research suggests that curiosity triggers chemical changes in the brain that help students better understand and retain information.
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Aurore A.N Beaini's comment,
October 28, 2014 10:26 AM
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/04/how-to-stimulate-curiosity/
Aurore A.N Beaini's comment,
October 28, 2014 10:28 AM
I think your post is very interesting for children anyway, it's also useful for mothers
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It seems that most days you can find an article that discusses new findings about how the brain works...and many of these finding my be important to educators. This post looks at how curiousity may trigger chemical changes in the brain, specifically "the parts of their brains that regulate pleasure and reward" as well increased activity in the hippocampus, which plays a role in the creation of memories.
As a teacher I ask myself how can we get our students to ask questions? How can we ask our students to be curious (something that may be declining as standardized testing is pushed)?
This post may raise more questions than it answers for you, but it is well worth the time to read it and to consider how you might increase curiosity in your classroom. Who knows, you may find yourself very pleased with the results!