What if curiosity was a much bigger deal in education? | Michael Kim | TEDxYouth@Columbus

why the question that everyone asks and

why the question that everyone asks and receives several hundred times in the

receives several hundred times in the

receives several hundred times in the lifetime born from a very simple thing

lifetime born from a very simple thing

lifetime born from a very simple thing curiosity without it we would still be

curiosity without it we would still be

curiosity without it we would still be in the Stone Age trying to figure out

in the Stone Age trying to figure out

in the Stone Age trying to figure out what fire was Sir Isaac Newton would

what fire was Sir Isaac Newton would

what fire was Sir Isaac Newton would have never formulated the laws of

have never formulated the laws of

have never formulated the laws of physics Alexander Fleming probably

physics Alexander Fleming probably

physics Alexander Fleming probably wouldn’t have discovered penicillin and

wouldn’t have discovered penicillin and

wouldn’t have discovered penicillin and Mary Curie’s pioneering research on

Mary Curie’s pioneering research on

Mary Curie’s pioneering research on radioactivity may not even exist I’ll

radioactivity may not even exist I’ll

radioactivity may not even exist I’ll pause for a proprietary aakhir most if

pause for a proprietary aakhir most if

pause for a proprietary aakhir most if not all of us know that curiosity has

not all of us know that curiosity has

not all of us know that curiosity has intellectual benefits obviously but some

intellectual benefits obviously but some

intellectual benefits obviously but some not so obvious advantages of it include

not so obvious advantages of it include

not so obvious advantages of it include psychological emotional social and even

psychological emotional social and even

psychological emotional social and even health benefits it gives children the

health benefits it gives children the

health benefits it gives children the reason to want to work I know crazy

reason to want to work I know crazy

reason to want to work I know crazy right however it seems to me and some

right however it seems to me and some

right however it seems to me and some others that much of educational reform

others that much of educational reform

others that much of educational reform these days has been focused on boosting

these days has been focused on boosting

these days has been focused on boosting numbers enough meets expectation

numbers enough meets expectation

numbers enough meets expectation category of student assessment schools

category of student assessment schools

category of student assessment schools have lost sight on one of the most

have lost sight on one of the most

have lost sight on one of the most important ingredients in education the

important ingredients in education the

important ingredients in education the thing that actually makes children want

thing that actually makes children want

thing that actually makes children want to learn and too many children lose

to learn and too many children lose

to learn and too many children lose their curiosity as they develop and grow

their curiosity as they develop and grow

their curiosity as they develop and grow older most teachers do endorse curiosity

older most teachers do endorse curiosity

older most teachers do endorse curiosity when they’re asked about it but it isn’t

when they’re asked about it but it isn’t

when they’re asked about it but it isn’t really on their list of priorities and

really on their list of priorities and

really on their list of priorities and it certainly isn’t shaping their

it certainly isn’t shaping their

it certainly isn’t shaping their teaching plans therefore one has to

teaching plans therefore one has to

teaching plans therefore one has to wonder what if schools focused on

wonder what if schools focused on

wonder what if schools focused on developing student curiosity and

developing student curiosity and

developing student curiosity and creativity and creating strong

creativity and creating strong

creativity and creating strong imaginations instead of giving students

imaginations instead of giving students

imaginations instead of giving students pure academic material but what our

pure academic material but what our

pure academic material but what our schools be like what would we be capable

schools be like what would we be capable

schools be like what would we be capable of as Albert Einstein once said I have

of as Albert Einstein once said I have

of as Albert Einstein once said I have no special talent I’m only passionately

no special talent I’m only passionately

no special talent I’m only passionately curious if everyone was asked

curious if everyone was asked

curious if everyone was asked passionately curious as Einstein what

passionately curious as Einstein what

passionately curious as Einstein what kind of world would we be in you know

kind of world would we be in you know

kind of world would we be in you know not to brag or anything but I’m a pretty

not to brag or anything but I’m a pretty

not to brag or anything but I’m a pretty curious guy myself when I was a little

curious guy myself when I was a little

curious guy myself when I was a little kid about da Hye I asked questions all

kid about da Hye I asked questions all

kid about da Hye I asked questions all the time and I still do today a lot of

the time and I still do today a lot of

the time and I still do today a lot of the time it drove my mom and my teachers

the time it drove my mom and my teachers

the time it drove my mom and my teachers crazy it sounded like mom why is the

crazy it sounded like mom why is the

crazy it sounded like mom why is the night dark mom why is the sea salty mom

night dark mom why is the sea salty mom

night dark mom why is the sea salty mom why does the wind blow and so on and so

why does the wind blow and so on and so

why does the wind blow and so on and so forth and I certainly know that i

forth and I certainly know that i

forth and I certainly know that i actually did drive a lot of my teachers

actually did drive a lot of my teachers

actually did drive a lot of my teachers crazy when I was younger I don’t really

crazy when I was younger I don’t really

crazy when I was younger I don’t really have any siblings and only live with my

have any siblings and only live with my

have any siblings and only live with my mom so I have a lot of time to ask

mom so I have a lot of time to ask

mom so I have a lot of time to ask questions and kind of develop my

questions and kind of develop my

questions and kind of develop my imagination myself everyone knows with a

imagination myself everyone knows with a

imagination myself everyone knows with a good imagination and some level of

good imagination and some level of

good imagination and some level of curiosity and creativity you can do

curiosity and creativity you can do

curiosity and creativity you can do amazing things such as changing all of

amazing things such as changing all of

amazing things such as changing all of our lives certainly for the better for

our lives certainly for the better for

our lives certainly for the better for example almost every if not all great

example almost every if not all great

example almost every if not all great inventors and scientists that went down

inventors and scientists that went down

inventors and scientists that went down in history such as Albert Einstein

in history such as Albert Einstein

in history such as Albert Einstein Frederik sites and Sir Isaac Newton they

Frederik sites and Sir Isaac Newton they

Frederik sites and Sir Isaac Newton they were all known to be curious and praised

were all known to be curious and praised

were all known to be curious and praised the value of curiosity creativity and

the value of curiosity creativity and

the value of curiosity creativity and perseverance countless times therefore

perseverance countless times therefore

perseverance countless times therefore if we try to increase the level of

if we try to increase the level of

if we try to increase the level of curiosity in our schools children can

curiosity in our schools children can

curiosity in our schools children can accomplish incredible things very early

accomplish incredible things very early

accomplish incredible things very early in life for example curiosity results in

in life for example curiosity results in

in life for example curiosity results in exploration exploration results in

exploration exploration results in

exploration exploration results in discovery discovery results in pleasure

discovery discovery results in pleasure

discovery discovery results in pleasure pleasure results in repetition

pleasure results in repetition

pleasure results in repetition repetition results in mastery mastery

repetition results in mastery mastery

repetition results in mastery mastery results in new skills new skills results

results in new skills new skills results

results in new skills new skills results in self-esteem self-esteem results in a

in self-esteem self-esteem results in a

in self-esteem self-esteem results in a sense of security and a sense of

sense of security and a sense of

sense of security and a sense of security results in even more

security results in even more

security results in even more exploration and it keeps going on and on

exploration and it keeps going on and on

exploration and it keeps going on and on and on really meanwhile no curiosity and

and on really meanwhile no curiosity and

and on really meanwhile no curiosity and this is especially true for ADHD

this is especially true for ADHD

this is especially true for ADHD children and like creates an

children and like creates an

children and like creates an uninterested child and who wants that so

uninterested child and who wants that so

uninterested child and who wants that so I just want everyone listening to

I just want everyone listening to

I just want everyone listening to remember that although straight up doing

remember that although straight up doing

remember that although straight up doing homework and reading textbook still

homework and reading textbook still

homework and reading textbook still please quite a significant role

please quite a significant role

please quite a significant role and educating a child curiosity is one

and educating a child curiosity is one

and educating a child curiosity is one of the most important ingredients when

of the most important ingredients when

of the most important ingredients when forming an interested question asking

forming an interested question asking

forming an interested question asking student that’s eager to learn really you

student that’s eager to learn really you

student that’s eager to learn really you know children may only make up about

know children may only make up about

know children may only make up about twenty percent of our population but

twenty percent of our population but

twenty percent of our population but they are absolutely undeniably one

they are absolutely undeniably one

they are absolutely undeniably one hundred percent of our future thank you