29 AUG 2011 by ideonexus

 Adults Should Share in Children's Discovery to Relive The...

If a child is to keep alive his inborn sense of wonder, he needs the companionship of at least one adult who can share it, rediscovering with him the joy, excitement and mystery of the world we live in.
Folksonomies: education wonder parenting
Folksonomies: education wonder parenting
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Cleveland Abbe quote about the importance of children having an adult companion to share the child's experiences of discovery and mystery.

12 JUN 2011 by ideonexus

 Teaching Children Wonder Does Not Require a Scientific Ba...

A child's world is fresh and new and beautiful, full of wonder and excitement. It is our misfortune that for most of us that clear-eyed vision, that true instinct for what is beautiful and awe-inspiring, is dimmed and even lost before we reach adulthood. If I had influence with the good fairy who is supposed to preside over the christening of all children I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a sense of wonder so indestructible that it would last throughout life, as an unfa...
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Just appreciating the wind, or admiring nature in without explanation is enough to instill a sense of wonder.