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> I have yet to see a child that is not curious, you need some war-level trauma to stop children curiosity. I hope you're right and I'm wrong, but that doesn't
by ravenstine 4y ago
> I have yet to see a child that is not curious, you need some war-level trauma to stop children curiosity.
I hope you're right and I'm wrong, but that doesn't reflect my experience at all. Some children are indeed curious, but I wouldn't say anywhere near most. Saying that only serious trauma stops curiosity comes off as overly optimistic, but what do I know.
After all, would you make the same statement about adults? Are nearly all or most adults curious except for when there's trauma? My guess is that you would struggle to make a similar statement about adults in general. If adults aren't that curious, but children are, then why is that?
- SQueeeeeL 4y agoPretty sure it applies with adults to, in my experience, those who aren't curious about the world have had many awful experiences with family, jobs, relationships. Pretty much everyone under capitalism will have some pretty substantial trama in their life.
- Natsu 4y agoFor curiosity, it helps if they're doing something they actually want to do. Being forced to do things tends to kill this off. When kids are into something because they think it's cool and fun and it sparks their imagination, they can go really far beyond what kids are 'supposed' to learn at some age. I learned very little in school, myself. Instead I read my brother's textbooks long before I was 'supposed' to because I thought it was fun and spent the bulk of my time in school devouring the parts of the library I found engaging.
- theonething 4y ago> If adults aren't that curious, but children are, then why is that? perhaps somewhere along the line, the curiosity got squashed. That happened to me science and math in high school with boring classes. I loved science before then.