Teachers had to be imaginative, understand the child, and help the child develop her curiosity. According to Tagore, the existing schools killed the natural desire of the child to be creative, her sense of wonder.
The curiosity to learn about the world, unravelling the secrets of nature is the first step towards the discovery of science. The scientific method involves several interconnected steps : Systematic observations, controlled experiments, qualitative and quantitative reasoning, mathematical modelling, prediction and verification or falsification ...
All of this is possible because of Ebright’s scientific curiosity. His high school research into the purpose of the spots on a monarch pupa eventually led him to his theory about cell life.
Story : Robinson Crusoe Discovers a Footprint THEMES Investigating the unknown Suspense and sense of curiosity Overcoming fears by scientific analysis READING TIME A classroom library reading programme would provide for reading tastes, interests and abilities of all children. The teacher should ask the children to read the original story, by ...