Tag: wonder
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Why Wonder Still Matters
Curiosity fuels learning, yet today’s children face more testing and fewer opportunities to wonder. Drawing on research in education, psychology, and child development, this article explores why wonder remains essential to attention, motivation, and cognitive growth, and how families and educators can bring it back into daily learning.
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Waiting for Wonder
As the seasons shift on our remote island, I’ve felt a quiet melancholy settling in. The streets are still, the classrooms are full, and my own children are far away in the lower 48. One evening, I said out loud that I just needed a little magic. I didn’t know how quickly that wish would…