Curiosity is defined as the strong desire to learn or know something.

Students in our classrooms are curious. They desire to learn. The challenge is keeping this curiosity alive. Standards, testing, schedules, and other initiatives create environments where curiosity can easily be lost.

This challenge that keeps coming up. Students arrive with curiosity. Adults and adult decisions can limit curiosity. I have little control over systems decisions but I do control decisions about my lessons.

We read about the corpse flower this week. We practiced our reading, comprehension, and then expanded our science knowledge because students were curious about this stinky flower.

Not every lesson feeds curiosity but this is my aspirational goal.