{"id":2032,"date":"2022-08-15T10:32:32","date_gmt":"2022-08-15T08:32:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/?p=2032"},"modified":"2023-02-27T08:30:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-27T06:30:41","slug":"curiosity-is-our-superpower","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/curiosity-is-our-superpower\/","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity is our superpower"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2032\" class=\"elementor elementor-2032\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c2a3fb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c2a3fb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f0a4417\" data-id=\"f0a4417\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6c7c31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b6c7c31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Curiosity is our superpower. So says Spencer Harrison, associate professor of organisational behaviour at INSEAD, considered to be one of the most prestigious business schools in the world.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d24b7f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d24b7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f02bde9\" data-id=\"f02bde9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d1ad1a elementor-drop-cap-yes elementor-drop-cap-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d1ad1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;drop_cap&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2037\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curiosity-is-a-superpower_1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Curiosity is our superpower\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curiosity-is-a-superpower_1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curiosity-is-a-superpower_1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Curiosity can be defined as the core motivation to learning &#8211; and researchers state that curiosity improves learning and memory. Curiosity is our superpower, and studies indicate that it is crucial to learning.<\/p><p>Strategies that help promote curiosity in learning include:<\/p><ul><li>Be curious yourself \u2013 be open and inquisitive to new and unfamiliar activities, ideas, people, and cultures. Take on new tasks and share your experiences with your children &#8211; the excitement, the rewards, and the challenges. Curiosity is contagious.<\/li><li>Ask questions that encourage children to find their own answers. It\u2019s the question that starts the journey.<ul><li>Open-ended questions could start with:<ul><li>How would you feel if\u2026?<\/li><li>What would you do if\u2026?<\/li><li>What did you think when\u2026?<\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Renowned as one of the most important and influential stand-up comedians of all time, the late George Carlin said, &#8220;Don&#8217;t just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read.&#8221;<\/li><li>Intelligent questioning requires active listening. This must be encouraged and practised.<\/li><li>Involve your child\u2019s interests. If it is sport, for example, explore a favourite game &#8211; where it is played (geography), statistics (maths), or background on a favourite player (biography). Team names can have an interesting history, too. Ballet, the performers and the venues have fascinating stories &#8211; as do art, politics and religion. The options are endless.<\/li><li>Be careful to keep questions and information within your child\u2019s capacity \u2013 you don\u2019t want him\/her to suffer from information overload.<\/li><li>Reward curiosity by answering &#8211; and then asking leading questions, however simple they may be. This encourages meaningful conversation.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curiosity-is-a-superpower_happy-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curiosity-is-a-superpower_happy-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.capulumcollege.com\/dev2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Curiosity-is-a-superpower_happy.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Apart from its educational benefits, curiosity has physical advantages. New experiences release feel-good chemicals that make us happy &#8211; and lower the levels of anxiety. 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