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People at the age of 11 or 12 are generally not intimidated by things they don't understand, because they have not learned that behaviour.

• pjc50 10y ago
  > generally not intimidated by things they don't understand Lots of educators would disagree with you on that one.
  • fao_ 10y ago
    You forgot the other part: > because they have not learned that behaviour Children can pick up all sorts of behaviour from their parents, albeit I have only anecdotal evidence, but: I have met many, many people of the ages 11 to 12, the majority were intensely curious. In all the cases where they were not curious, their parents (or tutors, etc.) either did not think learning to be a joy, actively discouraged them for curiousity, or scorned them for asking questions (especially about things that were 'unrelated'). In other words, the young people were taught that it was a bad thing to be curious or otherwise learn about things, and especially a bad thing to learn in a non-prescibed way.