Over at Rosa Says Talking Story with
Say Leadership Coaching all month
27 authors are posting articles about learning:
Joyful, Jubilant, Lifelong Learning
http://www.sayleadershipcoaching.com/talkingstory/
This started me thinking just where does
this desire to learn come from ?
Children are inquisitive by nature. Spend any
amount of time with a 4 or 5 year old and
you will know just what I am talking about.
When they ask questions answer
as honestly as you can. Offer just
a little something more that goes
beyond the original question and you
are teaching them how to construct their
own puzzle of learning.
If you don’t know the answer, grab some
age appropriate book and find out together.
The ~ beauty ~ of this approach is that you
teach them that you really don’t know
everything, but you put value and
importance on learning yourself.
Children are like tiny little sponges,
they are very curious by nature.
When you answer their questions
or seek out answers together you are
teaching them that they are worth
your time. You also fertilize and
foster a mindset that just wants to
know more and more.
Catch them young and nurture that seed
of learning, and you set up your child
to be a life long learner.
Great thoughts here, Debra. Thanks for adding them to the conversation. Children have allot that they can teach us by watching them live but it is very inportant for the quality of their lives that they value learning. Thumbs up!
Posted by: Tim Draayer | September 12, 2006 at 03:15 PM